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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 are an important source of information about the [[Holy Land]] in the first century after [[Jesus Christ]]'s ministry on earth. | + | 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. |
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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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| | All sixteen of [[Museum of the Bible]]'s [[Dead Sea scrolls|Dead Sea Scroll]] parts are [[Falsifiable|falsifications]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/all-16-dead-sea-scroll-fragments-at-museum-of-the-bible-are-forgeries.html|title=All 16 Dead Sea Scroll fragments at Museum of the Bible are forgeries|date=March 14, 2020|accessdate=March 16, 2020|author=Anugrah Kumar|publisher=[[The Christian Post]]}}</ref> | | All sixteen of [[Museum of the Bible]]'s [[Dead Sea scrolls|Dead Sea Scroll]] parts are [[Falsifiable|falsifications]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/all-16-dead-sea-scroll-fragments-at-museum-of-the-bible-are-forgeries.html|title=All 16 Dead Sea Scroll fragments at Museum of the Bible are forgeries|date=March 14, 2020|accessdate=March 16, 2020|author=Anugrah Kumar|publisher=[[The Christian Post]]}}</ref> |
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| | + | ==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> |
| | + | • 790 (85%) are written in Hebrew |
| | + | • 120 (13%) are written in Aramaic |
| | + | • 20 (2%) are written in Greek |
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| | + | The subject matter of the scrolls is this: |
| | + | •230 (25%) are from the [[Old Testament]] |
| | + | •250 (27%) are other Jewish writings |
| | + | •350 (38%) are sectarian texts |
| | + | •100 (11%) are without any classification |
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| | ==Absence of New Testament Texts== | | ==Absence of New Testament Texts== |