Significance of Dead Sea Scrolls

The Guinness Book of Records estimates that over 5 billion copies of the Bible have been printed throughout history. If you've ever picked up one of these copies and found it to be unlike any other book you've read, don't be too quick to dismiss it.

You might have questions about why it is split into two sections, the "Old Testament" and the "New Testament"? Who wrote it, and when and where? Did one person write it all, or are there multiple authors? Is it an original work or a copy? However, perhaps the most important question is why so many people regard the Bible as sacred, calling it God's Book or the Word of God. Is there a compelling reason for this belief? These are all valid and significant questions. So, let's take a closer look at the greatest book ever written.

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[SimonASNG]

The significance is that they matched the more recent documents. They are only partial, but because they matched what we have, it demonstrates the reliability of the whole set.

[zrlmlpe]

I always questioned why mary his own mother or Thomas wasnt in the scriptures we have now even tho they was the most important

[BabyHoolighan]

Match is not a term I would choose, but around 60-70% of the texts of the ancient Dead Sea Scrolls align with the medieval Masoretic text; however, 10-15% of the texts clearly establish textual variants of significance. The remaining 20-30% of differences are orthographical and grammatical. This comparison is Hebrew to Hebrew, text that are separated by 1, 000 years.

When comparing the Hebrew DSS to the Greek LXX, the matter of transmission is complicated by the matters of translation. While important, it is a very different type of discussion because the texts are penned much closer in time suggesting the differences are a function of translation rather than transmission over time.

[darknase]

LOL ... are from  3rd century BCE – 1st century CE
and yes the Hebrew bible was compiled, "canonized", just like the Christian bible in the Council of Nicaea by about 600 CE, while the Aleppo Codex and the Leningrad Codex are the oldest complete versions, written by the Masoretes in the 10th and 11th centuries, respectively. .. So technically you are right 1000 years earlier.

[renamanvelova]

Homie what are you talking about it’s mostly in Hebrew and Aramaic and no Arabic how is this Islams history 😊

[rogerchurley]

They may be authentic, but that doesn't mean they are true.