The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. says they'll be removing five fragments from their Dead Sea Scroll exhibit after it was discovered they are fakes. 

The museum said in a release that "the results of third-party analysis of five of its 16 Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) fragments," has proven those fragments are indeed forgeries. 

"Utilizing leading-edge technology, the German-based Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) has performed a battery of tests and concluded that the five fragments show characteristics inconsistent with ancient origin and therefore will no longer be displayed at the museum."

“Though we had hoped the testing would render different results, this is an opportunity to educate the public on the importance of verifying the authenticity of rare biblical artifacts, the elaborate testing process undertaken and our commitment to transparency,” said Jeffrey Kloha, Ph.D., chief curatorial officer for Museum of the Bible.

“As an educational institution entrusted with cultural heritage, the museum upholds and adheres to all museum and ethical guidelines on collection care, research and display.”

However, the findings are not necessarily surprising to some. Some biblical scholars had expressed doubts.

"The evangelical movement is really getting played here," Kipp Davis, Ph. D., told CNN's Daniel Burke about an abundance of Dead Sea Scroll fragments being sold on the antiquities market since 2002.

Davis is an expert on the DSS from British Columbia's Trinity Western University. He was part of a team of scholars that edited research sponsored by the museum on the fragments.

Davis and other scholars had expressed doubts and "raised questions about the authenticity of some of the fragments. Since then, the museum has funded Davis’ continued study of its DSS fragments. His initial results were published in the academic journal Dead Sea Discoveries in October 2017, prompting suspicions about more of the fragments," according to the museum's release.

“My research has focused primarily on two aspects of Museum of the Bible’s fragments: scribal quality and technique in the penning of the texts as well as the physical composition and current state of the manuscript media,” said Davis in the release.

“My studies to date have managed to confirm upon a preponderance of different streams of evidence the high probability that at least seven fragments in the museum’s Dead Sea Scrolls collection are modern forgeries, but conclusions on the status of the remaining fragments are still forthcoming.”

The five fragments in question had been on display at the museum since its grand opening in November of 2017.

The museum says that "due to the ongoing nature of the research, exhibit labels have included information to educate guests about the importance of determining authenticity and about some scholars’ skepticism of the fragments’ authenticity."

The five fragments have already been removed and replace with three others.

However, those fragments are also under scrutiny. The museum says that labels will continue to bring to light the questions and ongoing research of authenticity.

"The museum continues to support and encourage research on these objects and others in its collection both to inform the public about leading-edge research methods and ensure our exhibits are presenting the most accurate and updated information,” said Kloha.