Importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Randall Niles explains what this discovery really means to the integrity of the ancient scriptures.

The Dead Sea Scrolls have been called the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times. They were discovered between 1947 and 1956 in eleven caves near the Dead Sea in present-day Israel. The discovery is comprised of 825 to 870 separate scrolls, represented by tens of thousands of fragments. Most of the texts are written in Hebrew and Aramaic, with a few in Greek.

Fragments of every book of the Jewish Scriptures (Old Testament) have been discovered, except for the book of Esther. Now identified among the scrolls are 19 fragments of Isaiah, 25 fragments of Deuteronomy and 30 fragments of the Psalms. The Great Isaiah Scroll is fully intact, and contains some of the most dramatic prophecies of a coming Messiah (Savior of the world).

Based on various dating methods, including paleographic, scribal, and carbon-14, the Great Isaiah Scroll dates to between 100 and 335 BC. As such, this find has revolutionized textual criticism of the Old Testament and prophecy. Phenomenally, the Great Isaiah Scroll dating from a couple centuries before Christ is in substantial agreement with the next oldest Isaiah manuscript dating to the 10th century AD. This reality verifies the amazing accuracy of the texts as they have been passed down from generation to generation.

We now have dramatic evidence that the key prophecies contained in todays Old Testament are the same prophecies that existed prior to the time Jesus walked this earth. There was no contrivance after-the-fact There was no conspiracy of religious zealots Simply, Jesus Christ fulfilled the requirements of the Jewish Messiah!

The Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem is displaying the Great Isaiah Scroll as its central artifact. If you ever have the opportunity to visit Israel, please go to the Shrine of the Book.

Visit http://www.AllAboutTheJourney.org/what-are-the-dead-sea-scrolls.htm to understand why the Dead Sea Scrolls have been called the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times.

Also, go to http://www.RandallNiles.com/videos.htm to watch more videos about the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls!

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[thelittlejennie]

??what person would want to die for me? what kind of person would die in a horrible death just for me? who been able to heal a blind person? who been able 2make the cripple walk? who has been able 2walk on water? who controld the winds? hmm...As a biology major how s it possible that one cell is able to work in the way it does? its sooo perfect? who? Lord Jesus! I have Jesus to lean on, I have Jesus to help me, I have Jesus who defeated death and gives me all I need, who do u have, u? lol u die

[immunogizer]

What is the mathematical probability that you can predict one, much less a number of events happening to the same person 100 years from now if you are not God? That is the evidence.

[Hufflewaffle]

So um.. let me get this straight. We're supposed to take this seriously because of all the "naturalistic materialistic" evidence?

[shogunzoz]

@thelittlejennie

"I have Jesus that defeated death" ... you speak of 'death' as if it were a physical being. You're gonna say "its metaphorical", so explain to me: as a metaphor has a hidden meaning, what's the meaning behind death? Death is a punishment, a judgement, a lack of existence. After death, you exist only as a spiritual being. So does that mean that, the meaning behind life, is oppositual to that of death? Life is existence, and is freedom. So why are we all worried about judgement?

[iinsanebaby]

I love God and everything.. but Jesus... He's a great teacher. But the dying to save humanity.. hmmmm

[artsychic2000]

You will only find that it complies with the kjv. Every other translation is garbage and if you are reading anything else, get rid of it!

[SoberAllmanBrosFan]

God bless you! Thanks for the facts. If the scrolls have been dated to 2,000 yrs-ago, make references to OT prophets, and predict a savior but don't explicitly mention Jesus, then Jesus did, in fact, live & died, and is the Messiah. If you don't think those premises are scientific, then you need to go back to school...but not where they teach that foolish evolution! Strange, I used to object carbon-dating but now that I can use it as "evidence," it's ok! Science supports Christian history! :p

[slimm774]

@0tto777 Cesar was mentioned in the bible also.

[0tto777]

@thaprecepta Do you believe Julius Caesar existed? Because there is less evidence for him having existed than there is for Jesus.

[SuperJamesfletcher]

Great video

[shalimarsgirl]

Thank you for this information. God bless you!

[JackthehackAtack]

Crazy stuff, I actual dont kno anything about the dead sea scrolls so im kinda just getting started on learning bout them...i guess it only further prooves the existance of jesus christ (lord n savior!)