PENN MUSEUM DISPLAYING RARE BIBLICAL ARTIFACTS
- Candice Monhollan
- Sep 24, 2015
- 1 min read
PHILADELPHIA >> It has been nothing short of amazing some treasures have survived millennia, including something as simple as writings on a papyrus.
The Penn Museum of Archeology and Anthropology is displaying some of these remarkable artifacts in its exhibit, “Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World.”
“When we first started planning our own part of the city wide celebration of Pope Francis visit, we knew we wanted to focus on key objects that would bring the public into contact with something deeply meaningful,” said Steve Tinney, associate curator-in-charge of the Babylonian Section.
the Penn Museum put a special focus on the ancient Near East, Egypt and the Bible Lands because of Pope Francis’ visit.
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