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The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of 972 texts from the Hebrew Bible and extra-biblical documents found between 1947 and 1956 on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, from which they derive their name. They were specifically located at Khirbet Qumran in the British Mandate for Palestine, in what is now known as the West Bank.
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Where were the dead sea scrolls?
the dead sea scrolls were found in the mountain side caves of the dead sea
What was found in caves by the dead sea?
the dead sea scrolls!!
What were in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 11 cave chambers along the Dead Sea in large jars.
Is Nehemiah in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Esther is the only book of the Hebrew Bible not found in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Because Ezra and Nehemiah used to be on one scrool and parts of Ezra were found, scholars assumed this indicated that Nehemiah was in the Dead Sea Scrolls, too. Recently, a fragment of Nehemiah has been identified as coming from among the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Have more dead sea scrolls been found in 2009?
no
What were dead sea scrolls put in?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in eleven caves around Qumran. They were found by a sheep herder. The scrolls were found inside sealed pots/jars in the caves. They were 972 previously undiscovered texts from the Hebrew Bible.
What is a body near Jerusalem where the ancient scrolls of the bible were found?
I believe you are referring to The Dead Sea Scrolls. In that case, they were found (obviously)near the Dead Sea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls
How many jars contained the Dead Sea Scrolls?
The Dead Sea Scrolls consisted of some 800 to 900 scrolls, some of them now fragmentary, found in eleven caves. They were stored in hundreds of jars.
Why do people go to look at the dead sea?
sight where the scrolls were found
What were the Jewish writings found in 1947 called?
The Dead Sea Scrolls.
What has the author Peter W Flint written?
Peter W. Flint has written: 'The Dead Sea Scrolls' 'Celebrating the Dead Sea Scrolls' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran community 'The Dead Sea Psalms scrolls and the Book of Psalms' -- subject(s): Bible, Criticism, Textual, Dead Sea Psalms scrolls, Dead Sea scrolls, Textual Criticism, Versions
What has the author John Marco Allegro written?
John Marco Allegro has written: 'The people of the Dead Sea scrolls' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran community 'The Dead Sea scrolls' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Dead Sea scrolls 'Search in the desert' -- subject(s): Antiquities 'The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian myth' -- subject(s): Christianity, Criticism, interpretation, Dead Sea scrolls, Essenes, Gnosticism, Origin, Relation to the New Testament 'The Dead Sea scrolls and the origins of Christianity' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls 'All manner of men' -- subject(s): Race, Physical anthropology 'Mystery of the Dead Sea scrolls revealed' -- subject(s): Dead Sea scrolls
