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#the [[Jewish]] community was more varied and diverse in opinion than portrayed today, with the [[Essenes]] and [[Samaritans]] having significantly different views from the [[Judea]]ns.
 
#the [[Jewish]] community was more varied and diverse in opinion than portrayed today, with the [[Essenes]] and [[Samaritans]] having significantly different views from the [[Judea]]ns.
 
#the [[monastery|monastic]] way of life was as important in the [[Jewish]] religion as it is in the [[Christian]] and [[Buddist]] religions.
 
#the [[monastery|monastic]] way of life was as important in the [[Jewish]] religion as it is in the [[Christian]] and [[Buddist]] religions.
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#enormous care was taken to preserve [[Scripture]] with the result of virtually perfect preservation for millenia
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#enormous care was taken to preserve [[Scripture]] with the result of virtually perfect preservation for millennia
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#the [[Septuagint]] was considered as authorative as the [[Hebrew]] [[Masoretic]] [[Bible]], as illustrated by how the Jeremiah incomplete scrolls found in the Dead Sea Scrolls match up more closely with the Septuagint than with the longer [[Book of Jeremiah]] in the Masoretic text.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/AcademicBiblical/comments/258y4y/about_what_percentage_of_the_old_testamenthebrew/</ref>
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==Contents==
 
==Contents==
 
The language breakdown of the scrolls is as follows:<ref>https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/mystery-of-the-dead-sea-scrolls</ref>
 
The language breakdown of the scrolls is as follows:<ref>https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/mystery-of-the-dead-sea-scrolls</ref>
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