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There was a major revolt against Rome in the year 68 -- called the First Jewish War. The Roman army was ravaging the region, burning and destroying. In the year 70, they sacked the Temple in Jerusalem. A prudent person in that time would hide everything they had that was of any value, so whoever owned the scrolls chose those caves to hide their collection. There are several theories about whose library the Dead Sea Scrolls was, and it is possible that the scrolls in different caves had different sources so several of these theories may be correct: One theory is that the scrolls were the library from the Essene settlement at Qmran. Some of the scrolls clearly came from the Essenes. The collection seems too big to be just the Essene collection, so another theory is that it is the library of the Temple in Jerusalem, or a large part of that library.
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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 was found in caves by the dead sea?
the dead sea scrolls!!
Why were the Dead Sea Scrolls in a cave?
it was hidden from the Romans
Did the Dead Sea Scrolls influence John the Baptist?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden in caves overlooking the Dead Sea around 70 CE, at the end of the First Roman-Jewish War. They included many standard Jewish scriptures, as well as a number of scolls concerned with rules and practices of the community that hid them. Since John the Baptist was executed in 36 CE, long before the Dead Sea Scrolls were hidden, he was of course not influenced by these scrolls themselves. Whether he was influenced by the scrolls before they became "Dead Sea Scrolls", or by other copies of them, depends on whether John was a member of the community that hid them. This possibility continues to be debated.
What were dead sea scrolls put in?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in eleven caves around Qumran. They were found by a sheep herder. The scrolls were found inside sealed pots/jars in the caves. They were 972 previously undiscovered texts from the Hebrew Bible.
How many jars contained the Dead Sea Scrolls?
The Dead Sea Scrolls consisted of some 800 to 900 scrolls, some of them now fragmentary, found in eleven caves. They were stored in hundreds of jars.
Where was the discovery of the dead sea scrolls made?
they were found in caves by the dead sea by a Shepperd and there was texts of the bible in more detail and perseverance.
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 languages are the Dead Sea Scrolls written?
The Dead Sea Scrolls Were discovered in eleven caves near the Dead Sea, between 1947 and 1956. The main language of the Scrolls was Hebrew, but there are many written in Aramaic and a few written in Greek.
To which civilization do the Dead Sea Scrolls belong?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a group of caves overlooking the Dead Sea, near Qumran in the former Roman province of Judea. They were mostly written in Hebrew and Aramaic. They belonged to the Jews. It is not settled, but most scholars believe that the group who hid the scrolls were Essenes, a sect of Judaism.
Is limestone found in Israel?
Yes. There are substantial limestone beds in Israel. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in limestone caves there.
Did the Qumran community write the Dead Sea Scrolls?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found hidden in caves overlooking the Dead Sea and near a first century community at Qumran. Although the scholarly consensus is that the Qumran community owned the scrolls, there is a minority view that the scrolls were quite separate from that particular community. Most of the scrolls are simply ancient copies of Hebrew scriptures, but a sizable number belong to a community dating back to around the second century BCE. They include community propaganda and instructions for living in the community, and were, of course, written by the community that hid them, whether or not this was the Qumran community.
