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The Dead Sea Scrolls have been dated in a variety of ways, including radiocarbon and by linguistics experts. Most tests agree that they were written at different times between 150 BCE and 70 BCE - this makes them around 2080 to 2160 years old. Pliny the Elder, writing around the time of the Fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE, mentions an ancient Jewish sect known as the Essenes living in the area where the Scrolls were found and, as authorship is generally attributed to them, this is further evidence of their age. However, a limited number of other experts have argued that the Scrolls were written not by a Jewish sect but by an early Christian sect - which would mean that they must have been written later, either towards the end of Christ's lifetime or shortly afterwards. It should be noted that this theory is not favoured and scientific evidence points to a Jewish origin.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Dead Sea Scrolls were carbon-dated to around 140-130 B.C. That makes them 2146±5 years old.
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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 where Dead sea scrolls in the old testament?
specialdocuments /writing /letters by the apostles
What was found in caves by the dead sea?
the dead sea scrolls!!
What sort of clothes did they where when the dead sea scrolls where around?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were created during the Masoretic biblical era, so the clothing would have matched your traditional Old Testament dress.
Who has the Dead Sea Scrolls and why do they remain a mystery?
Israel retains the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Shrine of the Book Museum in Jerusalem (except at such times when they are on foreign exhibition). They are not really a mystery since the Hebrew is readily understandable (although old). The mystery concerns the people who had those scrolls and the differences there are between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Masoretic Hebrew Text of today.
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?
