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	== Lessons Learned ==		== Lessons Learned ==

	One of the most important benefits of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the ability to compare the text of these ancient manuscripts to later versions--prior to the discovery of the Scrolls, the earliest Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible were Masoretic texts dating from ''the 10th century AD'' (!). The comparison shows that the scribes did an astonishingly excellent job in copying the text letter-for-letter over the centuries.		One of the most important benefits of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the ability to compare the text of these ancient manuscripts to later versions — prior to the discovery of the Scrolls, the earliest Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible were Masoretic texts dating from ''the 10th century AD'' (!). The comparison shows that the scribes did an astonishingly excellent job in copying the text letter-for-letter over the centuries.

	The Scrolls are a window into Second Temple Judaism and the inter-testamental period. The Scrolls, therefore, are immensely valuable and of inestimable worth.		The Scrolls are a window into Second Temple Judaism and the inter-testamental period. The Scrolls, therefore, are immensely valuable and of inestimable worth.

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
			* Cale Clarke, ''Catholic Answers,'' [https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/the-ever-deepening-mystery-of-the-dead-sea-scrolls "The Ever Deepening Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls."]
	* [http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/ The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls.]		* [http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/ The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls.]

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	We have no other collection to which we can compare the Dead Sea Scrolls. There is no second collection by which we can evaluate this one. An infinite number of lines may be drawn through one data point. The Scrolls fuel feverish and uncontrolled speculation.		We have no other collection to which we can compare the Dead Sea Scrolls. There is no second collection by which we can evaluate this one. An infinite number of lines may be drawn through one data point. The Scrolls fuel feverish and uncontrolled speculation.

			:; Norman Geisler & William Nix, ''A General Introduction to the Bible,''" Moody Press, p. 263.

			:: "Of the 166 words in Isaiah 53, there are only 17 letters in question. Ten of these letters are simply a matter of spelling, which does not affect the sense. Four more letters are minor stylistic changes, such as conjunctions. The three remaining letters comprise the word LIGHT, which is added in verse 11 and which does not affect the meaning greatly. Furthermore, this word is supported by the Septuagint (LXX). Thus, in one chapter of 166 words, there is only one word (three letters) in question after a thousand years of transmission - and this word does not significantly change the meaning of the passage."

	== References ==		== References ==

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	Most of the details on this page are taken from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls ''Wikipedia,'' "Dead Sea Scrolls."]		Most of the details on this page are taken from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls ''Wikipedia,'' "Dead Sea Scrolls."]

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	;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls Wikipedia]		Most of the details on this page are taken from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls ''Wikipedia,'' "Dead Sea Scrolls."]

	== Finding of the Scrolls ==		== Finding of the Scrolls ==

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	One of the most important benefits of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the ability to compare the text of these ancient manuscripts to later versions--prior to the discovery of the Scrolls, the earliest Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible were Masoretic texts dating from ''the 10th century AD'' (!). The comparison shows that the scribes did an astonishingly excellent job in copying the text letter-for-letter over the centuries.		One of the most important benefits of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the ability to compare the text of these ancient manuscripts to later versions--prior to the discovery of the Scrolls, the earliest Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible were Masoretic texts dating from ''the 10th century AD'' (!). The comparison shows that the scribes did an astonishingly excellent job in copying the text letter-for-letter over the centuries.

	The Scrolls are a window into Second Temple Judaism and the inter-testamental period. ~~Immensely~~ valuable!		The Scrolls are a window into Second Temple Judaism and the inter-testamental period. The Scrolls, therefore, are immensely valuable and of inestimable worth.

	We have no other collection to which we can compare the Dead Sea Scrolls. There is no second collection by which we can evaluate this one. An infinite number of lines may be drawn through one data point. The Scrolls fuel feverish and uncontrolled speculation.		We have no other collection to which we can compare the Dead Sea Scrolls. There is no second collection by which we can evaluate this one. An infinite number of lines may be drawn through one data point. The Scrolls fuel feverish and uncontrolled speculation.

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	* Ownership.		* Ownership.
	* Preservation and display.		* Preservation and display.
	* Slow publication of manuscripts and translations.		* Slow publication of manuscripts and translations. Secrecy restrictions lifted circa 1991.

	== Lessons Learned ==		== Lessons Learned ==

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	We have no other collection to which we can compare the Dead Sea Scrolls. There is no second collection by which we can evaluate this one. An infinite number of lines may be drawn through one data point. The Scrolls fuel feverish and uncontrolled speculation.		We have no other collection to which we can compare the Dead Sea Scrolls. There is no second collection by which we can evaluate this one. An infinite number of lines may be drawn through one data point. The Scrolls fuel feverish and uncontrolled speculation.

			== References ==
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			== Links ==
			* [http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/ The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls.]


	[[Category:Old Testament]]		[[Category:Old Testament]]
	[[Category:Scripture Studies]]		[[Category:Scripture Studies]]

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	;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls Wikipedia]		;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls Wikipedia]

			== Finding of the Scrolls ==

			:* 1946-1947: first scrolls found.
			:* 1957? Last scrolls found?
			:* 11 caves near the desert community of Qumran, which is in the "West Bank," which is administered by the Palestinian Authority under the control of Israel.

			== Contents of the Scrolls ==

	:* 972 texts.		:* 972 texts.
	:* Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.		:* Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.
	:* ~~Parchment~~ and papyrus ~~in linen~~ wrappings.		:* Both parchment and papyrus manuscripts.
			:* Linen wrappings.
	:* Date from around 150 BC to 70 AD.		:* Date from around 150 BC to 70 AD.
	:* Tobit, Sirach, part of Exodus from the [[Septuagint (LXX)]] ~~among the texts~~.		:* Three kinds of scrolls:
	:* Many non-canonical texts, some previously known (Enoch, Jubilees), many brand-new: Community Rule (a.k.a. the Manual of Discipline), War Scroll, Pesher ("commentary") on Habakkuk, and the Rule of the Blessing, which comprise roughly 30% of the identified scrolls.		:** About 40% of the scrolls are "canonical" books from [[TNK\|the Hebrew Scriptures.]] Every book of the [[TNK\|Hebrew Scriptures]] is represented in the Dead Sea Scrolls (except, perhaps, the book of Esther).
	:* ~~1946-1947: first scrolls found~~.		:** Roughly 30% of the scrolls are "[[deuterocanonical]]" books: Tobit, Sirach, part of Exodus from the [[Septuagint (LXX)]].
	:* ~~1957? Last scrolls found?~~		:** Many non-canonical texts, some previously known (Enoch, Jubilees), many brand-new: Community Rule (a.k.a. the Manual of Discipline), War Scroll, Pesher ("commentary") on Habakkuk, and the Rule of the Blessing, which comprise roughly 30% of the identified scrolls.
	:* ~~11 caves near~~ the ~~desert community~~ of ~~Qumran~~.
			== The Scandal of the Scrolls ==

			* Ownership.
			* Preservation and display.
			* Slow publication of manuscripts and translations.

			== Lessons Learned ==

			One of the most important benefits of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the ability to compare the text of these ancient manuscripts to later versions--prior to the discovery of the Scrolls, the earliest Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible were Masoretic texts dating from ''the 10th century AD'' (!). The comparison shows that the scribes did an astonishingly excellent job in copying the text letter-for-letter over the centuries.

			The Scrolls are a window into Second Temple Judaism and the inter-testamental period. Immensely valuable!

	~~One of the most important benefits of the discovery of~~ the Dead Sea Scrolls is ~~the ability to compare the text~~ of ~~these ancient manuscripts to later versions~~. The ~~comparison shows that the scribes did an astonishingly excellent job in copying the text letter-for-letter over the centuries~~.		We have no other collection to which we can compare the Dead Sea Scrolls. There is no second collection by which we can evaluate this one. An infinite number of lines may be drawn through one data point. The Scrolls fuel feverish and uncontrolled speculation.

	[[Category:Old Testament]]		[[Category:Old Testament]]
	[[Category:Scripture Studies]]		[[Category:Scripture Studies]]

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	One of the most important benefits of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the ability to compare the text of these ancient manuscripts to later versions. The comparison shows that the scribes did an astonishingly excellent job in copying the text letter-for-letter over the centuries.		One of the most important benefits of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the ability to compare the text of these ancient manuscripts to later versions. The comparison shows that the scribes did an astonishingly excellent job in copying the text letter-for-letter over the centuries.

			[[Category:Old Testament]]
	[[Category:Scripture Studies]]		[[Category:Scripture Studies]]