Dead Sea Scrolls Are Composed
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Religion, Ethics, Language, Linguistics, Philology
- Subcategories: Theology, Theologians, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Israel
- Date: c. 250 -70
Article abstract: The Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest extant copies of the Hebrew scriptures, describe the life and thought of a sect of Judaism that lived on the shores of the Dead Sea more than two thousand years ago.
Summary of Event
In 1947, some Bedouin shepherds entered caves along the northwestern shores of the Dead Sea and discovered large jars containing numerous ancient texts. Their find has been described as the greatest archaeological discovery of the twentieth century. Subsequent exploration of other caves in the area yielded more texts. In...
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