Unlocking the Dead Sea Scroll

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in eleven caves along the northwest shore of the Dead Sea between the years 1947 and 1956. The area is 13 miles east of Jerusalem and is 1300 feet below sea level. The mostly fragmented texts, are numbered according to the cave that they came out of. They have been called the greatest manuscript discovery of modern times.

The Scrolls can be divided into two categories—biblical and non-biblical. Fragments of every book of the Hebrew canon (Old Testament) have been discovered except for the book of Esther.

There are now identified among the scrolls, 19 copies of the Book of Isaiah, 25 copies of Deuteronomy and 30 copies of the Psalms

Prophecies by Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Daniel not found in the Bible are written in the Scrolls

The Isaiah Scroll, found relatively intact, is 1000 years older than any previously known copy of Isaiah. In fact, the scrolls are the oldest group of Old Testament manuscripts ever found

The enemies of the Qumran community were called the "Sons of Darkness"; they called themselves the "Sons of Light," "the poor," and members of "the Way." They thought of themselves as "the holy ones," who lived in "the house of holiness," because "the Holy Spirit" dwelt with them.

One of the most curious scrolls is the Copper Scroll. Discovered in Cave 3, this scroll records a list of 64 underground hiding places throughout the land of Israel. The deposits are to contain certain amounts of gold, silver, aromatics, and manuscripts. These are believed to be treasures from the Temple at Jerusalem, that were hidden away for safekeeping

The scrolls contain previously unknown stories about biblical figures such as Enoch, Abraham, and Noah. The story of Abraham includes an explanation why God asked Abraham to sacrifice his only son Isaac

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[navijatt]

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[Quansan52]

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[ctsfinestjon]

@Quansan52 Amen as well!!! I agree!! We are in Gods image!! We can know the truth from within!! Do you think Buddhist is the way. Or something else?

[Quansan52]

@ctsfinestjon To have direct contact with God/Source/Divine Self through Inner Light and Inner Sound meditation. If you want to know more, please go to my homepage and read about the Quan Yin Method. And understanding Quantum Physics helps.

[navijatt]

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[ctsfinestjon]

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[Kyjo34]

God is so cool, what else will we find as time goes on? Will we find Noah's Ark? I hope God reveals more stuff as time goes on.