Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of ancient Jewish texts, were first discovered in 1947 in the vicinity of the Dead Sea, in 11 caves near the ruins of Qumrān. The discovery of these scrolls is considered to be a milestone in Biblical archaeology, with the first manuscripts accidentally found by a shepherd boy in a cave at Khirbat Qumrān on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea.
The scrolls include fragments from every book of the Old Testament, as well as many other Jewish texts from the Second Temple period. Written in Hebrew, with some parts in Aramaic, they are believed to have been authored by the Essenes, a Jewish sect that lived in the area at the time. The scrolls are significant as they are some of the oldest surviving copies of the Hebrew Bible, providing valuable insights into the development of the Bible.
Resources
- Dead Sea Scrolls | Definition, Discovery, History, & Facts | Britannica
- The Dead Sea Scrolls | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (imj.org.il)
- Digital Dead Sea Scrolls (imj.org.il)
- The Great Isaiah Scroll
- Dead Sea Scrolls – Cultural Institute (google.com)
- Essenes in Judaean Society: the sectarians of the Dead Sea Scrolls | OUPblog
- (55) The Dead Sea Scrolls Online - YouTube
- The Dead Sea Scrolls // Ancient History Documentary - YouTube
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