The Word, Ink & Blood August 24, 2012

Take a journey back 5,000 years to trace the written history of our existence as it was preserved through the ink of scribes and the blood of martyrs. The Word: Ink & Blood making its first ever west coast debut, is the world's largest, most comprehensive exhibition on the history of the Bible and the origins of written language. This unprecedented collection of artifacts includes authentic Dead Sea Scroll fragments, ancient biblical manuscripts and 5,000-year-old pictographic clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia.