{"id":12886,"date":"2025-04-09T13:51:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=12886"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:51:53","slug":"ronald-reagan-library-will-exhibit-ancient-10-commandments-scroll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2025\/04\/ronald-reagan-library-will-exhibit-ancient-10-commandments-scroll.html","title":{"rendered":"Ronald Reagan Library Will Exhibit Ancient 10 Commandments Scroll"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12889\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12889\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/409\/2025\/04\/Ten-Commandments-fragment_credit-The-Reagan-Library.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Reagan Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the first time since 2013, an ancient copy of the Ten Commandments is making its way to the United States. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI) features an exhibit entitled \u201cDead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition\u201d and will be adding the Ten Commandment Scrolls to its exhibit from April 11 to April 24, 2025. Referred to as 4Q41 in academic circles, the Scroll was discovered in 1952 in what is known as Qumran Cave 4. The Scroll is the oldest existing copy of the Ten Commandments and features Deuteronomy 5:1\u20136:1, which is a rehashing of the Ten Commandment featured in Exodus 20, as the people of Israel prepare to enter the Promised Land after 40 years of wandering in the desert. The Scroll is only allowed to be displayed two weeks out of the year every two years. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaganfoundation.org\/about-us\/press-releases\/ten-commandments-scroll-to-be-featured-at-the-ronald-reagan-presidential-library?srsltid=AfmBOooYz6VpN27G2mFdOiXZae2u7zh3AU9LCLS1qdL3Yc5dssyA0cPp\">press release<\/a> described the Scroll as, \u201cone of the most significant texts in religious history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The display has a special connection with Reagan, who was described as a man of \u201cdeep faith\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/travel\/ancient-ten-commandments-fragment-2000-year-old-manuscript-display-reagan-library\">by Melissa Giller<\/a>, chief marketing officer at RRPFI. \u201cHe said that inside the pages of the Bible lie all the answers to all the problems that man has ever known.,\u201d she added. RRPFI President and CEO David Trulio said the past president\u2019s Christian faith was \u201ccentral to his identity.\u201d \u201cHe engaged with Jews and Christians throughout his presidency,\u201d said Trulio, \u201cAs we advance his legacy, we greatly appreciate the opportunity to share these remarkable biblical treasures that deepen our understanding of scripture, early religious communities, and the development of major monotheistic faiths practiced today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Library plans to extend its hours during the exhibit, with 1,600 tickets allocated per day. The exhibit showcases eight ancient Jewish manuscripts and over 200 ancient artifacts that date from 250 BC to 68 AD. \u201cEven for visitors who have already experienced this exhibit at the Reagan Library, the Ten Commandments will offer an entirely new and exclusive experience. Interested guests should pre-order tickets as they are expected to sell out quickly,\u201d the Library advised in its release. \u201cVisiting the Scrolls in person really puts us in physical proximity and tangible closeness to these historical artifacts that are at the basis of our culture,\u201d said theology professor John Bergsma in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y-B6mO0ImP8\">promo<\/a> for the exhibit. \u201cAnd even for those who don\u2019t share those faith traditions, it\u2019s undeniable that the Jewish and Christian tradition has shaped American civilization.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time since 2013, an ancient copy of the Ten Commandments is making its way to the United States. \u00a0The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI) features an exhibit entitled \u201cDead Sea Scrolls: The Exhibition\u201d and will be adding the Ten Commandment Scrolls to its exhibit from April 11 to April 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