Some of the rare artifacts at the Museum of the Bible are fake and will be taken off of display, the museum said Monday.
After undergoing testing at a German institute, five of the museum's 16 Dead Sea Scroll fragments came up "inconsistent with ancient origin."
Last year, a CNN report questioned the authenticity of that collection after scholars expressed doubts. Experts have estimated that a majority of the more than 70 Dead Sea Scroll fragments that have made their way onto the market since 2002 are fake.
The Dead Sea Scrollswere accidentally discovered in the 1940s on the shore of the Dead Sea. They're considered the oldest and most complete existing version of the Hebrew Bible.
It's not the first time the museum's founders have dealt with an antiquities controversy. As part of a DOJ settlement last year, their craft store chain Hobby Lobby agreed to pay $3 million and forfeit artifacts that had been smuggled out of Iraq.
In a statement, the museum said the artifacts in question will be replaced and that an exhibit label will let visitors know about the authenticity concerns.
Additional reporting from Newsy affiliate CNN.
