2006-10-09 09:38:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Most of the Old Testament books have been found amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as many non-Biblical works.
2006-10-09 09:40:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The significance of the scrolls is still somewhat impaired by the uncertainty about their date and origin.
In spite of these limitations, the scrolls have already been quite valuable to text critics. Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest Hebrew manuscripts of the Bible were Masoretic texts dating to 9th century. The biblical manuscripts found among the Dead Sea Scrolls push that date back to the 2nd century BC, and until that happened the oldest Greek manuscripts such as Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus were the earliest extant versions of biblical manuscripts. Although some of the biblical manuscripts found at Qumran differ significantly from the Masoretic text, most do not. The scrolls thus provide new variants and the ability to be more confident of those readings where the Dead Sea manuscripts agree with the Masoretic text or with the early Greek manuscripts.
Further, the sectarian texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls, most of which were previously unknown, offer new light on one form of Judaism practiced in the Second Temple period.
2006-10-09 09:50:28 · answer #2 · answered by green star 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only whole "book" in the dead sea scrolls was Isaiah. There were fragments of other books and many other writings, some pertaining to a war between the Sons of Light and the Sons of Darkness. Though, many believe the writings talking about that war was when Rome destroyed the Temple.
2006-10-09 13:53:50 · answer #3 · answered by Kithy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 'Dead Sea Scrolls' are actually surviving parts of Gnostic writings, not included in the Holy Bible as it is assembled today.
Some of the scrolls echo books currently included, others seem to be allegory and parables.
To answer your ?, no part of the Bible is the dead sea scrolls.
2006-10-09 09:51:27 · answer #4 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dead sea scrolls have all the old testament books except Esther.
I pity the fool that gets left behind.
2006-10-09 09:42:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The dead sea scrolls are scrolls, found in a cave,that were hidden by an early Jewish sect.
do an internet search
2006-10-09 09:44:41 · answer #6 · answered by robert p 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the scroll of isiah is from the dead sea.
2006-10-09 09:40:52 · answer #7 · answered by JAY K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a website that describes the different scrolls.
2006-10-09 09:43:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are mainly passages from the Torah, the old testament, and the gospels which were destroyed by order of the emperor Constantine.
2006-10-09 09:41:16 · answer #9 · answered by Murph 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not. It does contain some Scripture from the Bible though with alot of other things.
2006-10-09 09:40:56 · answer #10 · answered by Midge 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋