The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea ScrollsOf the eight hundred manuscripts that were eventually found, fewer than a dozen were more or less intact. The rest were mere fragments, many no bigger than a fingernail. The scrolls contain a vast array of bewildering new material: unknown psalms, biblical commentaries, calendrical texts, and apocalyptic manuscripts, many of which seem to foreshadow Christian doctrine. Over two hundred biblical manuscripts were hidden in the Qumran caves, some dramatically different from accounts in the Bible. |
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Exploring the Legend | 3 |
Archaeologists vs Bedouin | 24 |
The Team at Work | 33 |
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