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1. www.britannica.com › topic › Dead-Sea-ScrollsDead Sea Scrolls | Definition, Discovery, History, & Facts

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   May 9, 2024 · Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient, mostly Hebrew, manuscripts (of leather, papyrus, and copper) first found in 1947 on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls is among the more important finds in the history of modern archaeology. Study of the scrolls has enabled scholars.

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2. www.bartehrman.com › dead-sea-scrollsDead Sea Scrolls: Discovery, Age, History (And Authorship)

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   May 11, 2024 · The Dead Sea Scrolls are a large set of texts written by an apocalyptic separatist Jewish group in the Judean desert between the 2nd century BCE and the 1st century CE. They are an invaluable look into that period of time in Palestinian Judaism.

3. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › how-artificialHow Artificial Intelligence Is Making 2,000-Year-Old Scrolls ...

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   May 2, 2024 · How Artificial Intelligence Is Making 2,000-Year-Old Scrolls Readable Again. ... And a few years ago, the team did that on an old scroll from Ein Gedi, on the shores of the Dead Sea, that was ...

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   2 days ago · Judaism. Based on the number of copies found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Book of Enoch was widely read during the Second Temple period.Today, the Ethiopic Beta Israel community of Haymanot Jews is the only Jewish group that accepts the Book of Enoch as canonical and still preserves it in its liturgical language of Geʽez, where it plays a central role in worship.

5. socialstudiesforkids.com › religions › deadseascrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls - Social Studies for Kids

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   May 7, 2024 · The Dead Sea Scrolls. One of modern Judaism's most precious possessions is the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of more than 30,000 fragments that together make up nearly 1,000 documents written by Jewish people nearly 2,000 years ago. The Scrolls, which now reside in the hands of a select Jewish scholars and as part of a display at the Israel ...

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7. www.youtube.com › watchThe Dead Sea Scrolls: Unraveling Ancient Mysteries - YouTube

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   1 day ago · The Dead Sea Scrolls: Unraveling Ancient MysteriesDiscovered in 1947 in the caves of Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the most significant archaeologi...

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   May 15, 2024 · Dead Sea Scroll Studies ... Dedicated to the study of Scripture, the ancient church fathers, Dead Sea Scrolls, and other ancient documents. ...

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   How old are the ancient scrolls?

   • The relevant period of occupation of this site runs from c. 100 to c. 68 bce, and the scrolls themselves nearly all date from the 3rd to the 1st century bce. The 15,000 fragments (most of which are tiny) represent the remains of 800 to 900 original manuscripts.

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   Where did the Dead Sea Scrolls come from?

   • The Dead Sea Scrolls come from various sites and date from the 3rd century bce to the 2nd century ce. The term usually refers more specifically to manuscripts found in 11 caves near the ruins of Qumrān, which most scholars think was the home of the community that owned the scrolls.

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   How many Dead Sea Scrolls are there?

   • Many of the scrolls have been published, with the volumes residing in either Israel, the U.S., or in the hands of private collectors. One of modern Judaism's most precious possessions is the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of more than 30,000 fragments that together make up nearly 1,000 documents written by Jewish people nearly 2,000 years ago.

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   Where were the scrolls found?

   • The Scrolls were found initially by accident. A young man named Muhammed edh-Dhib, whose job it was to keep track of goats, stumbled on a bunch of clay jars in a cave near Qumran, a settlement in what is now Israel, 13 miles east of Jerusalem, near the Dead Sea.

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