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| | [[Image:Dead Sea Scrolls.jpg|thumb|Dead Sea Scrolls]] | | [[Image:Dead Sea Scrolls.jpg|thumb|Dead Sea Scrolls]] |
| − | The '''Dead Sea scrolls''' include several of the oldest extant manuscripts of the [[Old Testament]], found in a remarkable modern discovery near the [[Dead Sea]] in [[Israel]]. This discovery proved the accuracy of the copying and preservation of [[Scriptures]] over thousands of years, because the ancient contents of these scrolls are virtually identical to the modern content today. In addition, these scrolls and fragments -- totaling nearly a thousand -- are an important source of information about the [[Holy Land]] in the first century after [[Jesus Christ]]'s ministry on earth. '''''These Dead Sea Scrolls predate prior oldest complete copies of the [[Old Testament]] by a millennium, and yet confirm every detail perfectly'''''. | + | The '''Dead Sea scrolls''' include several of the oldest extant manuscripts of the [[Old Testament]], found in a remarkable modern discovery near the [[Dead Sea]] in [[Israel]]. This discovery proved the accuracy of the copying and preservation of [[Scriptures]] over thousands of years, because the ancient contents of these scrolls are virtually identical to the modern content today. In addition, these scrolls and fragments -- totaling nearly a thousand -- are an important source of information about the [[Holy Land]] in the first century after [[Jesus Christ]]'s ministry on earth. '''''These Dead Sea Scrolls predate prior oldest complete copies of the [[Old Testament]] by a millennium, and yet confirm every detail perfectly, and [[AI]] discovered they are older than previously thought'''''. |
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| | A surprising amount of [[Greek]] in the Dead Sea Scrolls suggests that it was more commonly used by [[Jesus]] and his [[Apostles]] than previously thought: | | A surprising amount of [[Greek]] in the Dead Sea Scrolls suggests that it was more commonly used by [[Jesus]] and his [[Apostles]] than previously thought: |
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| | •100 (11%) are without any classification | | •100 (11%) are without any classification |
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| | + | == Dating == |
| | + | An analysis by [[AI]] reported in June 2025 found that: |
| | + | {{cquote|One scroll, which contains a fragment from the [[book of Daniel]], was carbon dated to between 230 and 160 BC — up to 100 years older than previous estimates. |
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| | + | This means it overlaps with when the text was believed to be written, based on historical events it refers to. ... |
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| | + | Another scroll, containing text from Ecclesiastes, was dated with the Enoch [[AI]] to the third century BC. ... |
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| | + | [T]hese two fragments would be the first-known examples of biblical texts from the time when the work was composed.<ref>https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-06-05/dead-sea-scrolls-ai-dating-palaeography/105374410</ref>}} |
| | ==Support for Samaritan view== | | ==Support for Samaritan view== |
| | The Dead Sea Scrolls provide some support for the [[Samaritan]] interpretation that the true first holy temple had been properly built on Mount Gerizim, rather than in [[Jerusalem]]. Also, some of the writing in the Dead Sea Scrolls is in a Samaritan-style of script. | | The Dead Sea Scrolls provide some support for the [[Samaritan]] interpretation that the true first holy temple had been properly built on Mount Gerizim, rather than in [[Jerusalem]]. Also, some of the writing in the Dead Sea Scrolls is in a Samaritan-style of script. |