Since there are no physical traces of the Bible but the Dead Sea Scrolls are tangible, could the information contained in them dispute what the Bible tells us?
2006-07-21 17:48:09 · 14 answers · asked by chris y 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The One Guy Was right, The Dead Sea Scrolls Are About The Old Testament. But If You Look At The Holy Bible You Will See It Says King James Version, Actually There Are Litterly Hundreds Of Interpretations Of The Bible. So Which One Is Right ? Find One You Believe And Go With It. The Bible Is The Most Controvertial Book Ever Written, If You Read Mark Then Read John They Controdict Each Other. Stale Mate ! Ponder This The Bible Says God Was Never Created But Has Always Existed, Don't You Believe Everything Starts From Something. Even The King James Version Says You Can Not Take Everything Litterally.
2006-07-21 18:02:15 · answer #1 · answered by Steve H 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The Dead Sea Scrolls do support the Bible. The Dead Sea Scrolls contain a portion of the book of Isaiah which is in the Old Testament. It was determined that the Dead Sea Scrolls where written during Biblical times. We do have other original copies of the Bible. Here is an interesting fact: People do not dispute Alexander the Great right? We have only 10 copies of his book. But we have over 5000 original copies of the Bible. Do the Math!
2006-07-22 00:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by Geoff C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the translators of the King James Bible wrote the Old Testament, the oldest available manuscript for them to use was known as the Masoretic Text. This had been written in the 9th century A.D. It was this text that the translators based their work on the Old Testament.
In 1947, a shepherd boy discovered some pottery in caves in the area called Qumran, near the Dead Sea. In these jars, he discovered scrolls, which Bible scholars have researched ever since. Every book of the Old Testament (except Esther) was discovered. There are some other scrolls that discuss the dynamics of the community there. Most of these scrolls are dated circa 150 B.C. (Some earlier, some a bit later.) After comparing these Dead Sea Scrolls to the Masoretic Text, the scholars discovered an amazing degree of unanimity between the two, although they were written a thousand years apart.
2006-07-22 01:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dead sea scrolls Do prove that the bible is books that have been handed down for a very long time. However they do have a few differences from what we have in the old testament. This could be answered by saying that what we have is more correct. because it was the inspired version that made it into the Bible. Or some could say that what was found is more correct because of its age. The one thing that we can deduct from both is that we are following the path the lord wants us to.
2006-07-22 01:04:05 · answer #4 · answered by saintrose 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly they are similar to the Bible, but one controversial aspect of the Dead Sea Scrolls is that they reveal a relationship between Jesus and the Essene Jews. There is some indication that the Sermon on the Mount was actually a repeat of a sermon delivered by the Essene Teacher of Righteousness 100 years before Christ.
2006-07-22 00:52:16 · answer #5 · answered by Skeptimystic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dead Sea Scrolls are tiny bits of paper that happen to have a few words or phrases taht appear in the old testament.
2006-07-22 00:57:07 · answer #6 · answered by azmurath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen some of them, and was able to read some of it. The Dead Sea Scrolls does support the Bible. They are many pages, very fragile, and interesting site to see part of the past. For an amateur it is not that easy to read or understand, unless you can read the language and not many can, but according to those who did studied it, it does support the Bible.
The bottom line, if a person wants to believe, they will, if not! not even Jesus Christ, coming down himself and reading the Bible to them personally will make them believe. In 1968, the Virgin Mary appeared for a crowed of people for many days, many came from so many different countries just to see the Blessed Mary mother of Jesus Christ, but not so long after she stopped appearing to them, they too forget that she came to visit them!
take a look if you like!
http://www.theworkofgod.org/Aparitns/Zeitoun.htm
2006-07-22 01:12:38 · answer #7 · answered by Sierra Leone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dead sea scroll contain parts of old testament books> they CONFIRM the Bible because our modern translations are right on with the scrolls! some date to like 150 B.C I believe>
2006-07-22 00:52:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dead sea scrolls are the old testament.
2006-07-22 00:50:36 · answer #9 · answered by Tommy G. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they support the Bible. Almost word for word in translation to English. No dispute. God protects his Word for all generations to learn and know Him. Read the last chapter of Revelation.
2006-07-22 00:52:28 · answer #10 · answered by Linda 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋