>The Associated Press is reporting that two sections of an ancient biblical manuscript that were kept in different continents were reunited for the first time since they were separated centuries ago. These two sections contain the Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:1-21), a passage that celebrates Israel’s exodus from Egypt and the destruction of the Pharaoh’s armies in the Sea.

Read the news release here.

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

Tags: Ancient Manuscript, Manuscripts

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