To clarify: the title is excerpted from Act 1 of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. The full quote goes: "Light, seeking light, doth light of light beguile; So ere you find where light in darkness lies, Your light grows dark by losing of your eyes." It's a warning against spending too much of your life in scholarly pursuits.
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Friday, February 25, 2005
Dead Sea Scrolls Update
The Toronto Star has a nice article on the most recent controversy over the authorship of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The dominant view that they were produced by a community of Essenes is under attack, yet again; this time by Israeli archaeologists. Lots of interesting stuff. Read it here.
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