Has anyone studied the dead sea scrolls? What do they tell us?
by 
Don Gorgeous George
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The the Essenes were an interesting group of people. One of the primary reasons that they are not generally available is because they debunk Christianity a great deal. They were writing at the time Christ allegedly existed, but they did not talk about such a one as he is described to be in the subsequently written new testament.
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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.
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