While visiting our nation’s capital is always a special experience, one of the most interesting venues that I have come to enjoy exploring is the Museum of the Bible located at 400 4th St. SW, just around the corner from the nation’s mall and the Smithsonian complex of museums.
Regardless of where you may find yourself on your faith journey (or even if you don’t think you’re on one) the Museum of the Bible has something for everyone to enjoy.
As stated on the museum’s website, “The Museum of the Bible is a global, innovative, educational institution whose purpose is to invite all people to engage with the transformative power of the Bible. Through interactive exhibits and cutting-edge technology, we bring guests an immersive, personal experience with the impact, narrative, and history of the Bible. Whether you want to explore the Bible more deeply or are discovering it for the first time, the Museum of the Bible has something for you.”
While some may view the Bible as an historically Christian document, nothing could be further from the truth in that the Old Testament pre-dates the birth of Christ by thousands of years.
With that in mind, one of the current exhibits, Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book tells the story of how after 1,300 years of untold travels along the Silk Roads, the oldest Hebrew book reveals an unbelievable story.
In Sacred Words, guests will behold the oldest-known Hebrew book, containing Sabbath-morning prayers, liturgical poems, and the world’s oldest Haggadah, which was mysteriously written upside down. Learn about the book’s content, its origins on the Silk Roads, and the multicultural cooperation that brought it to Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC.
While two of the other current exhibits The Megiddo Mosaic: Foundations of Faith and Billy Graham’s Canvas Cathedral do speak to the foundations of the Christian faith, the museum also houses several other permanent exhibits that address foundational issues of Judeo-Christian beliefs.
The People of the Land explores the people and archaeology of ancient Israel and The History of the Bible which showcases over 600 fascinating artifacts, including early New Testament manuscripts, ancient coins, Torah scrolls, illuminated manuscripts, and rare printed Bibles.
The next time you find yourself in our nation’s capital I strongly encourage you to set some time aside to visit The Museum of the Bible…you won’t be disappointed.
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