Dead Sea Scrolls?

Question

Since the bible is manmade, then why do so many people preach it? What exactly does the meanings in the Dead Sea scroll mean and can this be the true bible? All mature,non-judgemental and sane replies please.

Answer 1

It's common to try to verify documents that claim to be old with some sort of archaeological finds that give reason to belive they are the real thing. When things like the Dead Sea Scrolls are found, they shed light on those sorts of questions. In this case, they demonstrated that the text of at least parts of the Bible are unchanged - nothing's been lost or altered.

Answer 2

The bible is not manmade in the sense that it is inspired by man. Man may have been used to write the words down but it is God's words. The dead sea scrolls prove that the bible was written by certain people and that it is the same as when it was written thousands of years ago. Translators have not, as some say, changed the wording and ideas to suit their own ways but did it just as it was written in the original writings. Very few of us could read what it says if it were not translated to a language we know so we have to give credit where credit is due. Those that have translated it have done a very fine job of keeping it to the original meaning and context so that when we find something like the scrolls from the dead sea, we can read the same words as we have in our own language. So yes, it is the true bible as was originally written.

Answer 3

I don't really know anything about the dead sea scrolls. I do know that while the Bible was man made God was the ultimate author of the Bible so therefor people are still preaching it every day 2000 years later. I think that your searching for God and if you truly are don't worry you'll find him. I know because I did. Don't focus so much on asking questions people can tell you so many different things. The best thing to do is pray and let God lead you to the answers. That's the only way to be sure and when people claim your brainwashed (so to speak) you can tell them no one convinced you about your belief no one but God. I will pray for you too. God bless you!!!

Answer 4

Isn't it interesting that in the Dead Sea Scrolls it says that the Messiah will be born from a "young woman" and not a virgin?

At last count, there are over 400 gospels that were not included in the bible or were edited in order to make it patriarchal in nature.

Any wonder that the bible was written by men?

Answer 5

The Dead Sea Scrolls indicate the accurate nature of the copies we have today of the Bible. Since they were also authored (my present understanding) before Christ was born of a virgin, they may also be an accurate indication of what books should be a part of the Bible.

Answer 6

Among the public, confusion and misinformation abound. Rumors have circulated about a massive cover-up, prompted by fear that the scrolls reveal facts that would undermine the faith of Christians and Jews alike.

What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls?

The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient Jewish manuscripts, most of them written in Hebrew, some in Aramaic, and a few in Greek. Many of these scrolls and fragments are over 2,000 years old, dating to before the birth of Jesus. Among the first scrolls obtained from the Bedouins were seven lengthy manuscripts in various stages of deterioration. As more caves were searched, other scrolls and thousands of scroll fragments were found. Between the years of 1947 and 1956, a total of 11 caves containing scrolls were discovered near Qumran, by the Dead Sea.

When all the scrolls and fragments are sorted out, they account for about 800 manuscripts. About one quarter, or just over 200 manuscripts, are copies of portions of the Hebrew Bible text. Additional manuscripts represent ancient non-Biblical Jewish writings, both Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.

Some of the scrolls that most excited scholars were previously unknown writings. These include interpretations on matters of Jewish law, specific rules for the community of the sect that lived in Qumran, liturgical poems and prayers, as well as eschatological works that reveal views about the fulfillment of Bible prophecy and the last days. There are also unique Bible commentaries, the most ancient antecedents of modern running commentary on Bible texts.

Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Various methods of dating ancient documents indicate that the scrolls were either copied or composed between the third century B.C.E. and the first century C.E. Some scholars have proposed that the scrolls were hidden in the caves by Jews from Jerusalem before the destruction of the temple in 70 C.E. However, the majority of scholars researching the scrolls find this view out of harmony with the content of the scrolls themselves. Many scrolls reflect views and customs that stood in opposition to the religious authorities in Jerusalem. These scrolls reveal a community that believed that God had rejected the priests and the temple service in Jerusalem and that he viewed their group’s worship in the desert as a kind of substitute temple service. It seems unlikely that Jerusalem’s temple authorities would hide a collection that included such scrolls.

Although there likely was a school of copyists at Qumran, probably many of the scrolls were collected elsewhere and brought there by the believers. In a sense, the Dead Sea Scrolls are an extensive library collection. As with any library, the collection may include a wide range of thought, not all necessarily reflecting the religious viewpoints of its readers. However, those texts that exist in multiple copies more likely reflect the special interests and beliefs of the group.

A real breakthrough came unexpectedly in 1991. First, A Preliminary Edition of the Unpublished Dead Sea Scrolls was published. This was put together with computer assistance based on a copy of the team’s concordance. Next, the Huntington Library in San Marino, California, announced that they would make available for any scholar their complete set of photographs of the scrolls. Before long, with the publication of A Facsimile Edition of the Dead Sea Scrolls, photographs of the previously unpublished scrolls became easily accessible.

So for the last decade, all the Dead Sea Scrolls have been available for examination. The research reveals that there was no cover-up; there were no hidden scrolls

Answer 7

These are ancient scrolls that confirm what had already been written in the Bible. They are older than the Scriptures that we know. You should see the place they were found------absolutely fascinating.

Answer 8

the dead sea scroles were copys of the torrah proving that the bible at least the old testiment has not been altered