On Tuesday, Internet search giant Google and the Israel Antiquities Authority together launched the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, an online source which boasts a collection of 5,000 images of ancient biblical artifacts.

The launch of the digital library is apparently an extension of Google's partnership with the Israel Museum to put five scrolls online last year. The main components of the library include the Book of Deuteronomy, which includes the second listing of the Ten Commandments in original script; as well a section of the first chapter of the Book of Genesis, dated to the first century B. C.

According to the details shared by Google, the multimedia website enables the users to zoom in on different scroll fragments, with translations and Google maps alongside. The company further revealed that the assembling of the new digital library took two years, and that the technology used for the process was first developed by NASA.

With Google claiming that the collection of 5,000 images of scroll fragments unfolds a "quality never seen before," Israeli officials have described the launch of the digital library as a notable move, by the custodians of the Dead Sea Scrolls, to make the illustrious manuscripts widely available.

Noting that "only five conservators worldwide are authorized to handle the Dead Sea Scrolls," Israel Antiquities Authority's director Shuka Dorfman said: "Now, everyone can touch the scroll on screen around the globe."