| | '''The Museum of the Bible''' is a museum in [[Washington D.C.]] that discusses the [[Bible]], including its history, contents, and impact on the world.<ref>Green, Lauren (November 18, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/17/museum-bible-officially-and-finally-opens-to-public.html The Museum of Bible officially - and finally - opens to the public]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 18, 2017.</ref><ref>Starr, Penny (November 18, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/18/museum-bible-opens-public-mission-engage-millions-book-books/ Museum of the Bible Opens with Mission to Engage Millions with ‘Book of Books’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 18, 2017.</ref> It is operated by the Green Family, which also owns [[Hobby Lobby]] and several other businesses. | | '''The Museum of the Bible''' is a museum in [[Washington D.C.]] that discusses the [[Bible]], including its history, contents, and impact on the world.<ref>Green, Lauren (November 18, 2017). [https://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/17/museum-bible-officially-and-finally-opens-to-public.html The Museum of Bible officially - and finally - opens to the public]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved November 18, 2017.</ref><ref>Starr, Penny (November 18, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/18/museum-bible-opens-public-mission-engage-millions-book-books/ Museum of the Bible Opens with Mission to Engage Millions with ‘Book of Books’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 18, 2017.</ref> It is operated by the Green Family, which also owns [[Hobby Lobby]] and several other businesses. |
| − | The museum opened on November 18, 2017.<ref>Ortiz, Erik (November 18, 2017). [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/religion/museum-bible-opens-washington-d-c-celebration-amid-cynicism-n821996 Museum of the Bible opens in Washington, D.C., with celebration amid cynicism]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved November 18, 2017.</ref> It is nonprofit, cost $500 million to build, and is 430,000 square feet.<ref>Harper, Jennifer (July 10, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/10/museum-of-the-bible-gears-up-to-open-unique-430000/ Museum of the Bible gears up to open unique 430,000-square-foot site near U.S. Capitol]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 10, 2017.</ref> | + | The museum opened on November 18, 2017.<ref>Ortiz, Erik (November 18, 2017). [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/religion/museum-bible-opens-washington-d-c-celebration-amid-cynicism-n821996 Museum of the Bible opens in Washington, D.C., with celebration amid cynicism]. ''NBC News''. Retrieved November 18, 2017.</ref> It is nonprofit, cost $500 million to build, and features 430,000 square feet.<ref>Harper, Jennifer (July 10, 2017). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/10/museum-of-the-bible-gears-up-to-open-unique-430000/ Museum of the Bible gears up to open unique 430,000-square-foot site near U.S. Capitol]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved July 10, 2017.</ref> |
| − | All sixteen of Museum of the Bible's [[Dead Sea scrolls|Dead Sea Scroll]] parts are [[Falsifiable|falsifications]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/all-16-dead-sea-scroll-fragments-at-museum-of-the-bible-are-forgeries.html|title=All 16 Dead Sea Scroll fragments at Museum of the Bible are forgeries|date=March 14, 2020|accessdate=March 16, 2020|author=Anugrah Kumar|publisher=[[The Christian Post]]}}</ref> | + | == Disputed collections == |
| | + | It purchased on auction a "rare cuneiform tablet bearing a portion of the 'Epic of Gilgamesh,' a historic poem with roots in ancient [[Mesopotamia]]. The cuneiform tablet is roughly 3,600 years old and originated in an area that’s now part of Iraq. It's believed to be one of the earliest pieces of storytelling poetry."<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/justice-department-seizes-rare-ancient-tablet-illegally-auctioned-hobby-lobby-n1275217</ref> But in July 2021 a federal judge in [[Brooklyn]] ordered its forfeiture and return to [[Iraq]], by finding that it had been brought into the [[United States]] illegally, and then sold on auction under false pretenses. |