Dead sea Scrolls?

Question

Please read before commenting.
this is one writing about the dead sea scrolls.
no comparisons please just how it effected you.
http://www.thenazareneway.com/from_enoch_to_the_dead_sea_scrolls.htm

I am glad if some wants to "dig into" the scrolls an read the original Hebrew, then under stand the environment to come to a conclusion of what they mean.
I started my study in 57.
No, I don't want a dissertation. only a simple paragraph on how it effected you.

here is a generic place to start
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls

it is strange I ask a simple question and no one answered it
they gave me exactly what I said I did not want.
Apparently no one, even the knowledgeable, know how this effects them personally.

Answer 1

The Dead Sea Scroll are wonderful.

The Dead Sea Scroll contain:
- All of the books of the Old Testament (Hebrew scriptures) except Esther
- Several books that never became part of the Hebrew Scriptures
- Numerous commentaries on the Scriptures
- Books having to do with
.....- Community life
.....- Rules for living
.....- Temple worship
.....- Other matters

There are many duplicates. Fourteen copies of Deuteronomy have been found and two of Isaiah.

The scrolls are important because they:
- Testify to the accuracy of the people who copied and recopied the Scriptures over the centuries. Despite minor errors, they show us that the Old Testament has not changed since it was compiled.
- Throw light on beliefs and customs in Palestine during times between the Old and New Testamants. There was far more diversity among the Jews than had been thought.

For more information, see:
http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/SFS/an0500.asp

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

I believe the Essenes were a heretical Jewish sect. What is most valuable about the scrolls. is that they are a modern discovery of some ancient Hebrew texts of the Old Testament. They confirm most of our present day versions of the bible. There are only a few conflicts with present day translations. Of course the scrolls are damaged and many parts are missing or have not been reconstructed. It is a valuable find. There has been some speculation that they were Nazarites (as was Sampson, and John the Baptist).

Answer 3

Do you honestly expect me to read all that, and then give you a commentary on it? But without comparison.

First of all, the link, just brought me to a page that explains how one person interprets the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Let me read the Dead Sea Scrolls for myself, without someone else's commentary.

Answer 4

I like the gnostic messages. They make alot of sense. Much more sense then the Christianity we have now. To bad they didn't win the war, the world would have been a better place today.