Why are Christians so happy abot the founding of the Dead Sea Scroll?

Question

Well,Most of the Dead Sea Scroll are Old Testament book,Right?
When we say about the violency of the Old Testament,Most Christians will quickly reply that they are require to follow the New Testament and the Old Testament doesn't apply anymore.

Then,why are Christians so happy with the Finding of the Dead Sea Scroll? I know Jews should be happy,but not Christians.

Not meant to attack,just curious

Hint:"I say 'most' Christian not 'all'.

Answer 1

You can not have the NT without the OT
The both coincide with the other
Believer

Answer 2

The Dead Sea Scrolls are entirely Old Testament, however much (most, I believe) is extra-canonical (that is, not included in the current copy of the Torah most Jews and Christians use).

Part of the excitement was that all of the canonical books (with the exception of the Book of Esther, I believe) of the Old Testament were found, and to great accuracy.

Since the Dead Sea Scrolls were written at approximately the same time as Jesus, certain references made about that time (found in the commentaries, and "contemporary" prophecies) seem to verify what the New Testament says, i.e. reflecting certain attitudes toward Jewish laws as noted in the New Testament. It helps us to understand the mentality of the approximate time of Jesus.

Also, I've heard the added books and slight changes brought by the Dead Sea Scrolls seem to bring the Old Testament closer to the New Testament in some ways. This, particularly, would help to mend that "divide" you allude to, between the Old and New Testaments--to what extent, I'm not sure.

However, the Dead Sea Scrolls also come with their doubts. It appears the Jewish sect which possessed the scrolls was not of mainstream Judaism, and their intentions and particular beliefs can be questioned. Just as most Christians tend to reject the Gnostic writings, so too might they reject the Dead Sea Scrolls if we knew the actual authors--but alas, we do not.

Finally, certain Christians such as myself look to Daniel 12:4, and infer that such findings may be fulfilling such prophecy.

You might want to pick up a copy. There's really a lot of material there, but the introductions and commentaries in the book I used (listed as my source) were very insightful.

Moreover, and specifically related to your second question, the Old Testament--even if some Christians believe it is abrogated by the New Testament, either in part or as a whole--still, and at the very least, provides a "history" book. It's just like a government student, who studies not only current governments, but also past governments to better his or her understanding.

Regarding the content of the Old Testament, I suppose some might argue that, although the Dead Sea Scrolls are old, it does not necessarily make them more accurate; or, there was still significant time between Moses and Jesus, and the Old Testament could have been changed before the Dead Sea Scrolls were transcribed.

Lastly, I doubt most Christians have read the Dead Sea Scrolls. I, for one, began only recently.

Answer 3

Nice and sensible question. The Old Testament is the foundation upon which Christianity is based. The role of Jesus as Suffering Servant on the cross or his unique status as the Son of Man depend entirely on an understanding of the OT. The Gospel of Mark is centered around the question, "Who is this guy?" The answer is the SON OF MAN which is pure OT.
There are about 13000 text manuscripts/bits for the Bible. None of them are original. The Hebrew OT has 3 main sources and no vowels. Neither the OT nor the Greek NT used punctuation or separated between sentences. ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that helps us get closer to the times when the texts were written helps us understand their composition and their thinking.
The Dead Sea Scrolls brought centuries closer.

Answer 4

I don't why anyone should be happy about it, period. The scrolls are entrusted to two people who have the job of translating them and then NO ONE will be allowed to know what is said in them. They will not be released into the public domain.This has already been reported in the media. For some reason, the contents are a highly guarded secret.
Sure, you can go to Barnes and Noble and find books that have partial text from some of the scrolls but the full content will never be disclosed.
The Catholic Church did a really good job of buggering the Bible so why would the Christian world want to have to upset it's current dog and pony show by having to re-write the current scripture and jeopardize it's position?
The scrolls might turn everything we've been told to be true today on it's ear. Good for us, bad for the church.

Answer 5

That is wrong, I still think that the old testament is divinely inspired scripture but the new testament is the Word of God for our lives. I still follow the word of God and the old testament is no more wrong than the new. I like the dead sea scrolls personally because I get to read the book of enoch to figure more out about the "watchers" or the draco alien/demon that breeded with humans and made demons.

Answer 6

The dead sea scrolls are just stracthings on a goat skin with little meaning .
When it first came out it was put out by the catholic church that it would be 50 years before the dead sea scrolls could be released or made known it;'s contents ot the general public. basically I think they were afraid it woud dispute gods existence.
The church claimed the legiimacy of the scrolls because it mentioned th e word staff and staff would most certaintly mean God in their view.

The scrolls are as useless as can be with any regard to religion. It comes much closer to denyng god than it des proving.
Very few christians have any idea what the scrolls are about.

I think the church knew the scrolls were fake to began with and fanned the issue for as lon ga spossible and any factual information the church has long sence changed or replaced with their own ideas or theology.

Answer 7

i've got considered (a number of) the ineffective Sea scrolls. they are cool. Yeah they are written with tips from the Essenes, and an excellent sort of them have no longer something to do with the Bible...yet there are some texts of books that Christians planned to be canonical.

Answer 8

your contention that MOST Christians dont follow the Old Testament is silly

2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

the dead sea scrolls verify how accurate the newer translations are compared to such older manuscripts

Answer 9

Because the prophecies in Daniel are so accurate skeptics maintained for years that it couldn't have been written when it purports to have been.

The Dead Sea find is sigificant because there is a complete text of Daniel in there proving it was written when it says it was.

The Dead Sea Scrolls also demonstrate the accuracy of the rest of the Bible as well as they are word for word what we have today.
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Answer 10

It reaffirmed the oldest Hebrew scrolls which translators used.
All books of the Old Teatament except Esther.

Answer 11

Because its PROOF.

Proof that 100 years before Christ was born, the old testament books were the same as the copies we have today. Meaning that the versions we have are ACCURATE and not misleading with false scriptures added. Well, except the Catholic Bible and the Morman Bible. The Jehovah's Witness Bible is even more accurate than other modern translations because it actually RESTORES God's own name to where it belongs according to these same scrolls.

Also, remember when Christ taught his Apostles (and thus us) how to pray the night before he died, the very first thing he said was, "Hallowed be thy Name,"