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The Dead Sea Scrolls were very important. The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest recordings of The Bible!!! (WOW) Scientists found out that they were written at about 100 B.C. Before they were found in 1944, (i think) (well, sometime around 1944 anyway,) the oldest recordings of the bible were traced to 9 A.D. (or, i think it was 9 A.D. (oh noes i should have paid more attention in Religion class yesterday) >.< Epic fail
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Dead Sea Scrolls were at first famous because of their antiquity. Imagine finding large numbers of scrolls that date right back to biblical times, some of them relatively intact.
Even before they could be read and translated, people began imagining that they would contain truths that would prove the story of Jesus, or that they would somehow prove the reliability of the Old Testament. Some even hoped that they would contain copies of the New Testament gospels, an expectation that would have moved the date of the gospel authorship back to before 70 CE. These expectations added to the fame of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Eventually, scholars begant to find real value in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Many of the scrolls were ancient copies of the Hebrew scriptures, allowing scholars to compare modern versions of the Bible and see what changes have occurred over the last two thousand years. They also allowed scholars to compare an early Hebrew version of the scriptures, to see how accurate the Septuagint translation would have been. They have provided a window into the culture of Palestinian Jews of the first century.
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∙ 12y agoThe Dead Sea Scrolls include the oldest known surviving copies of Biblical and extra-biblical documents. They were found in caves by a bedouin in the "West Bank."
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Where were the dead sea scrolls?
the dead sea scrolls were found in the mountain side caves of the dead sea
What has the author Peter W Flint written?
Peter W. Flint has written: 'The Dead Sea Scrolls' 'Celebrating the Dead Sea Scrolls' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran community 'The Dead Sea Psalms scrolls and the Book of Psalms' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, Textual, Dead Sea Psalms scrolls, Dead Sea scrolls, Textual Criticism, Versions
What has the author John Marco Allegro written?
John Marco Allegro has written: 'The people of the Dead Sea scrolls' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran community 'The Dead Sea scrolls' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Dead Sea scrolls 'Search in the desert' -- subject(s): Antiquities 'The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian myth' -- subject(s): Christianity, Criticism, interpretation, Dead Sea scrolls, Essenes, Gnosticism, Origin, Relation to the New Testament 'The Dead Sea scrolls and the origins of Christianity' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls 'All manner of men' -- subject(s): Race, Physical anthropology 'Mystery of the Dead Sea scrolls revealed' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls
What were in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 11 cave chambers along the Dead Sea in large jars.
When was The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception created?
The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception was created in 1991.
What was found in caves by the dead sea?
the dead sea scrolls!!
Is the Tetragrammaton used in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Yes. The Tetragrammaton (the four consonants of God's name) are used in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Who wrote the five scrolls?
If you are talking about the Dead Sea Scrolls, there is no answer that we know of.
3 questions about the Dead Sea?
what is it like? what lives in it? what are the dead sea scrolls?
Who is older dead sea scrolls or King Tutankhamun?
The reign of King Tutankhamun was from 1333 BC to 1324 BC. The Dead Sea scrolls are generally dated between 150 BC and 70 AD. It is the Dead Sea Scrolls they are older.
What did Muhammad do with the Dead Sea Scrolls?
A:The Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden in the first century CE, during the First Roman-Jewish War, and not rediscovered until the twentieth century. Muhammad could not have known of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
What has the author Norman Golb written?
Norman Golb has written: 'Methods of Investigation of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Khirbet Qumran Site' 'Jewish proselytism' -- subject(s): Cairo Genizah, Khazars, Jewish converts from Christianity 'Who wrote the Dead Sea scrolls?' -- subject(s): Sources, Dead Sea scrolls, Judaism, History 'Who wrote the Dead Sea scrolls?' -- subject(s): Criticism, interpretation, Dead Sea scrolls, History, Judaism, Sources
