I Evaluate Two Dead Sea Scrolls News Reports, Sep 27

Yuval Peleg; R. Golb described Monday

how in recent investigation at Qumran,

Peleg, with Y. Magen, felt they demonstrated

 R. Golb's father et al's theories to be more probable

Raphael Golb gave most of his testimony on Monday. I don't understand how they do it, but the reporters already had their articles up within an hour or less.

I have reactions to the few news articles which are now on the web. As of this posting, the New York Times and the New York Daily News did not have articles up yet.

Dead Sea Scrolls Trial, Brief Overview

Raphael Golb, son of a prominent Dead Sea Scrolls scholar, has been accused of writing emails and blogs under pseudonyms.

book by Raphael Golb's father

Scribner 1995

Raphael is said to have written these emails and blogs to expose the fraudulent conduct of scholars- who oppose his father's and colleagues' theories on the Dead Sea Scrolls by blocking them from representation at conferences and museum exhibits. 

site of Qumran, responsible for some of the
chief disputes between these scholars

Raphael is said to have used the actual name of Dr. Lawrence Schiffman, in order to expose the man for plagiarism of his father's ideas- by parodying an emotional "confession" in emails.