Dead Sea Scrolls on Internet

Called the most significant archeological discovery by many in the 20th century, the Dead Sea Scrolls have now been made available online for the first time on Monday.

The national museum of Israel and Google are working together to present the ancient scrolls on the Internet.

To begin with, what are considered the five most important of the Dead Sea Scrolls have been made available, including the Temple Scroll and the Book of Isaiah.

Included with the interactivity of the Scrolls will be the ability to translate the verses into English, zoom in and out, and to search for verses of interest.

The Israel Antiquities Authority, owns the majority of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and has their own project underway to have them almost all placed on the Internet by 2016.