The Israel Museum in Jerusalem houses over 500,000 objects representing world culture from 1 million years ago to the present day. It has several art wings and archaeological wings across its 20-acre campus. The document discusses an exhibition at the museum called "And Then There Was Nano- The Smallest Bible in the World" which showcased a nano chip the size of a sugar grain onto which the entire text of the Bible had been engraved using nanotechnology. The exhibition illustrated the journey of the Bible from the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls to the 21st century nano version, taking the Book of Books from antiquity to the present.

1. The Israel Museum: Creative Re-use of Digital Content
Harvard EVA Minerva Conference
Dr. Susan Hazanr. Susan Hazan
Curator of New MediaCurator of New Media
The Israel Museum, JerusalemThe Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Mark DION The Antiquarian Book Shop, 2008

3. The Israel MuseumThe Israel Museum
JerusalemJerusalem
Gallery space: 19,000 square metersGallery space: 19,000 square meters
20-acre campus: 81,000 square meters20-acre campus: 81,000 square meters
More than 500,000 objects of fine art, archaeology, JudaicaMore than 500,000 objects of fine art, archaeology, Judaica
and Jewish ethnographyand Jewish ethnography
Representing the history of world culture from nearly oneRepresenting the history of world culture from nearly one
million years ago to the present day.million years ago to the present day.
20-dunam Art Garden: 20,000 square meters20-dunam Art Garden: 20,000 square meters

4. http://www.imj.org.ilhttp://www.imj.org.il

6. Art Wing
Jewish Art and Life Wing
Education Wing
Archaeological Wing

7. Second Temple Model
This 50:1 scale model, covering nearly one acre, (4,000 square meters)
evokes ancient Jerusalem at its peak, meticulously recreating its
topography and architectural character in 66 CE
Nike, Goddess of VictoryNike, Goddess of Victory
Cyzicus. Ca. 500-460 BCE. Stater (15.98g).Cyzicus. Ca. 500-460 BCE. Stater (15.98g).
Phocaic standard. Winged Nike running left,Phocaic standard. Winged Nike running left,
looking back, holding tuna by tail before herlooking back, holding tuna by tail before her..

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39. Thank you for your hard work,
very valuable, we expect more
discoveries!
Lucy Braun said:
In the DSS of Isaiah 7:14, amnwal is set forth as ONE
word, meaning it is a commanded NAME, whereas the
translation SPLITS it into TWO WORDS, giving the false
implication that it is a title.
Mayaka said: Can you please tell me why the translators
corrupted the scrolls and tried to say the original scribe did
it acting like those scribes didnt know what the heck they
were doing seriously
Елена said: Благодарю за Вашу кропотливую
работу,Очень Ценно,будем Ждать ещё открытий!
James Allen said:Thank You.
israelmuseumjerusalem (mod) said: @Ca2jarman, there
are no immediate plans for further translations.
Ca2jarman said: When will the other scrolls be translated
in English?? Thanks for your work
Ca2jarman said: Wow amazing
Ching Ding said: @Robo,I totes agree with u.
Chin Ding said: WoW. What cool scrolls.
Ezra said:BCE mean "before the common era"
CE means "common era"
This common era describes the point of time Christians, the
assumed birth of their savior.

40. The Dead Sea Scrolls in the Media
http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/media
In the Media
Global Media Coverage
Bloomberg - "Dead Sea Scrolls Go Online as Google Joins Israel Museum to Help Scholars"
Associated Press - "2000 year old Dead Sea Scrolls go online"
CNN International - 7 minute Interview with Yossi Matias
CNN.com - "Google Makes 5 Dead Sea Scrolls Searchable" (includes additional TV piece)
MSNBC - "Call them the Dead E-Scrolls: Ancient documents go digital"
AFP - "Israel Museum, Google put Dead Sea Scrolls online"
Country Specific Coverage
Israel:
Channel 2 evening news cast - Leading news channel
Walla - Leading news website - "The Dead Sea Scrolls are now available online with the help of Google"
People and Computers - Professional website " The Israel Museum of Jerusalem and Google have made the
Dead Sea Scrolls live online"
Ynet - Leading news website - "Dead sea scrolls now online"
Ynet (English) - "Dead Sea Scrolls go online"
Nana 10 - Popular news website - Dead sea scrolls now online"
Haaretz print edition (front page) - "The Dead Sea Scrolls go online after 2,000 years"
Haaretz - News website - "Dead Sea scrolls: Now online"
Calcalist - Financial website - "The Dead Sea Scrolls go online"
Israel Hayom - Daily national paper - "Isaiah's vision - Version 2.0"
Mako - Leading news website - "History in High Definition: The Dead Sea Scrolls go online"
Jerusalem Post - "Google and Israel Museum publish Dead Sea Scrolls online"
TechSlut (blog)
HT Mobile - "Dead Sea Scrolls go digital"
Haaretz - "Virtual Dead Sea Scrolls get more than a million hits in just one week" (plus Hebrew version)
US:
Associated Press - "2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls go online"
Notable Syndication: MSNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, Boston Globe,
Fox News, USA Today, CBS News, Huffington Post, Newsday, NPR, The Sacramento Bee
Bloomberg - "Dead Sea Scrolls Go Online as Google Joins Israel Museum to Help Scholars"
Notable Syndication: San Francisco Chronicle
ABC News - "Dead Sea Scrolls Now Available Online"
ABC News - (TV item) - "Google and the Israel Museum have posted the Dead Sea Scrolls Online"
TIME - "Google Side-Project Update: Dead Sea Scrolls Are Now Viewable Online"
CNET - "Dead Sea Scrolls come to life on the Web"
NPR Blog - "Dead Sea Scrolls Are Now Online"
CNN - "Google makes 5 Dead Sea Scrolls searchable"
NBC News - "Dead Sea Scrolls Live Online"
Forbes - "Google is Digitizing the Dead Sea Scrolls"
Gizmodo - "The Google-Powered, Digital Dead Sea Scrolls are a History Buff's Dream"
Los Angeles Times - "Dead Sea Scrolls go online, thanks to Google, Israel Museum"
Mashable - "Google & The Israel Museum Put Dead Sea Scrolls Online"

49. The images shown here pertain to four main groups
1. Inscriptions alluding to figures from the Book of Isaiah. Obviously these are few and far
between. They include Hezekiah, King of Juda, Sennacherib, King of Assyria, and others.
SEAL IMPRESSION "(BELONGING) TO
HEZEKIAH (SON OF) AHAZ KING OF JUDAH"
Judah, 8th century BCE, clay
Collection of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Photo
© The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Peter Lanyi
1:1
The prophecies of Isaiah son of amoz, who
prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the
reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of
Judah

50. The images shown here pertain to four main groups
1. Inscriptions alluding to figures from the Book of Isaiah. Obviously these are few and far
between. They include Hezekiah, King of Juda, Sennacherib, King of Assyria, and others.
36:1
In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, King
Sennacherib of Assyria marched against all the
fortified towns of Judah and seized them
SENNACHERIB PRISM
Nineveh, Assyria, 691 BCE, baked clay
In this inscription (in cuneiform script), King Sennacherib of Assyria boasts
of several military campaigns, amongst these, the war against Judah:
“And Hezekiah, King of Judah, who did not submit to my yoke, I laid siege
to 46 of his strong cities, walled forts, and to the countless small villages in
their vicinity . . . I besieged them and conquered them.”
He describes the booty he seized and the numbers of captives he took –
more than 200,000. Of the siege on King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, he
writes:
“I made him a prisoner, like a bird in a cage.” Though Jerusalem was not
destroyed, Hezekiah was forced to resume paying heavy tribute to
Assyria.
Collection of Israel Antiquities Authority, Photo © The Israel Museum, by
Ardon Bar Hama

51. 2. Inscriptions referring to people and official functions with the same names as those
appearing in the Book of Isaiah, but clearly not indicating the same people. These
attest to the widespread use of the names from the prophets' period found in
authentic, material artifacts that are mentioned in the biblical book.
3:7
The other will there upon protest, "œI will not be a
dresser of wounds, With no food or clothing in my own
house. You shall not make me chief of a people!"
A REAPER'S PLEA
Mezad Hashavyahu, 7th century BCE, ink on pottery
A glimpse into the biblical justice system (Exodus
22:25–26) is provided by this Hebrew letter, which
contains a reaper's plea to the governor to have his
personal property (a cloak) returned. The cloak had
been confiscated by an official under the pretext that the
reaper did not complete the harvest of an assigned
quota. The repetition of various words and phrases
suggests that the letter was dictated in a hurry, and the
cursive script indicates that it was written by a
professional scribe.
Collection of Israel Antiquities Authority, Photo © The
Israel Museum, Jerusalem

52. 3.Objects and utensils that were in use at the time of the Prophet, the likes of which could
have been used by the Prophet himself – for example, cultic objects, jewelry, every-day
artifacts and others. There is no doubt that these objects would have been in the Prophet’s
vicinity, and would have provided the material context to his prophecies.
27:9
Assuredly, by this alone Shall Jacob's sin be purged away; This
is the only price For removing his guilt: That he make all the altar-
stones Like shattered blocks of chalk With no sacred post left
standing, Nor any incense altar.
FEMALE FIGURINES
Judah, 8th–6th century BCE, pottery
Such figurines, with pronounced breasts,
were found mainly in private dwellings.
Usually identified with either the goddess
Astarte or the goddess Asherah, they were
kept as household amulets to enhance
fertility and offer protection during
childbirth.
Collections of The Israel Museum,
Jerusalem & of Israel Antiquities Authority,
Photo © The Israel Museum, by Meidad
Suchowolski

53. 3.Objects and utensils that were in use at the time of the Prophet, the likes of which could
have been used by the Prophet himself – for example, cultic objects, jewelry, every-day
artifacts and others. There is no doubt that these objects would have been in the Prophet’s
vicinity, and would have provided the material context to his prophecies.
29:11
So that all prophecy has been to you Like the
words of a sealed document. If it is handed to one
who can read and he is asked to read it, he will
say, "œI can't, because it is sealed";
SEALS
Judah and neighboring lands, 8th–6th century
BCE, semi-precious stones, bone, silver,
bronze and gold
Collections of The Israel Museum, Jerusalem &
of Israel Antiquities Authority, Photo © The
Israel Museum

54. 4. Various symbols (mainly animals and plants) which the prophet drew upon
metaphorically. These symbols were also prevalent in Ancient Near Eastern art of this
period, as the discoveries prove.
1:3
An ox knows its owner, an ass its master's
crib: Israel does not know, My people takes no
thought."
DONKEY FIGURINE
Achzib, 7th–6th century BCE, pottery
Collection of Israel Antiquities Authority, Photo ©
The Israel Museum, by Ardon Bar Hama

55. 4. Various symbols (mainly animals and plants) which the prophet drew upon
metaphorically. These symbols were also prevalent in Ancient Near Eastern art of this
period, as the discoveries prove.
11:6 The wolf shall dwell
with the lamb, the
leopard lie down with the
kid; The calf, the beast
of prey, and the fatlin
together, With a little boy
to herd them
LEAPING LION CUB AND
A RECUMBENT RAM
FIGURE
Persian period 6th -4th
century BCE
These figures were found in
a shrine in Mizpe
Hayammim.
Collection of Israel
Antiquities Authority, Photo
© The Israel Museum,
Jerusalem, by Peter Lanyi

57. Barak Obama in a visit to the new World Trade Center
building signed a steel girder with the message
9:9
"œBricks have fallen We'll rebuild with dressed
stone; Sycamores have been felled We'll grow cedars
instead!

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63. https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/collection/the-israel-museum-jerusalem?f.media_type=3d

64. And Then There Was Nano- The Smallest Bible in the World
May 20, 2015-December 31, 2016
On the occasion of the Museum’s 50th anniversary, a new exhibition space in the Shrine of the Book is inaugurated with this display of a
cutting-edge version of the Bible – a gilt nano chip the size of a sugar grain, on which the entire Bible is inscribed.
Illustrating the power of nanotechnology, this high-tech miracle was created in the laboratories of Haifa’s Technion Institute by means of a
technique recalling stone engraving. The text engraved on the chip needs to be magnified 10,000 times in order to be legible. The exhibition
takes the Book of Books on a journey from antiquity to the present – from the 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls to the 21st-century Nano
Bible.

65. Dr. Susan HazanDr. Susan Hazan
Susan.hazan@gmail.comSusan.hazan@gmail.com