Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls, which have been studied since their accidental discovery in 1947, offer us a direct link to the formative years of Christianity and an insight into life from a Jewish perspective.
Dead Sea Scrolls
Adam Kralic's introduction to the 50-odd years of scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Adam Kralic's introduction to the 50-odd years of scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Dead Sea
The location and history of the Dead Sea, from the Library of Congress.
The location and history of the Dead Sea, from the Library of Congress.
Qumran Glossary - Dead Sea Scrolls Qumran Glossary
Qumran is a region of the Dead Sea that yielded a treasure trove of Biblical documents.
Qumran is a region of the Dead Sea that yielded a treasure trove of Biblical documents.
Dead Sea Scrolls - Glossary
Seven ancient scrolls, written in Aramaic, Herbrew, and Greek, discovered by Bedouin shepherds in 1947, 13 miles east of Jerusalem turned out to be from the period between 200 B.C. and A.D. 68.
Seven ancient scrolls, written in Aramaic, Herbrew, and Greek, discovered by Bedouin shepherds in 1947, 13 miles east of Jerusalem turned out to be from the period between 200 B.C. and A.D. 68.
The Dead Sea
An article from the Library of Congress on the Dead Sea, the area where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
An article from the Library of Congress on the Dead Sea, the area where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
Dead Sea Scrolls still a puzzle after 50 years
CNN World News Story Page basic article on the politics of the Scrolls, the Essenes, the history, with photos.
CNN World News Story Page basic article on the politics of the Scrolls, the Essenes, the history, with photos.
Dead Sea Map
Map from The World of the Scrolls site showing the Dead Sea Qumran, Masada, Jericho, and Jerusalem.
Map from The World of the Scrolls site showing the Dead Sea Qumran, Masada, Jericho, and Jerusalem.
Scrolls from the Dead Sea
Article from the Library of Congress introducing the exhibit "The exhibition Scrolls From the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship" to Americans.
Article from the Library of Congress introducing the exhibit "The exhibition Scrolls From the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship" to Americans.
The Orion Center for the Study of The Dead Sea Scrolls, Hebrew
Program for studying the scrolls at the Orion Center for the Study of The Dead Sea Scrolls, Hebrew University.
Program for studying the scrolls at the Orion Center for the Study of The Dead Sea Scrolls, Hebrew University.
The Qumran Library
Scrolls from 3rd C. BC - 68 AD include: Psalms, Phylactery, The Community Rule, Calendrical Document, Some Torah Precepts, Enoch, and Hosea Commentary.
Scrolls from 3rd C. BC - 68 AD include: Psalms, Phylactery, The Community Rule, Calendrical Document, Some Torah Precepts, Enoch, and Hosea Commentary.
Timetable of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Events from February 1947 when a Bedouin shepherd found seven scrolls in jars in a cave to 2000 when "Steve Mason argues that the hypothesis identifying the authors of the Dead Sea scrolls as Essenes ignores & distorts the accounts of Josephus."
Events from February 1947 when a Bedouin shepherd found seven scrolls in jars in a cave to 2000 when "Steve Mason argues that the hypothesis identifying the authors of the Dead Sea scrolls as Essenes ignores & distorts the accounts of Josephus."
UA confirms Dead Sea Scrolls predate Christianity
Carbon-14 dating of the Dead Sea Scrolls show they were not written by early Christians.
Carbon-14 dating of the Dead Sea Scrolls show they were not written by early Christians.
The War of the Scrolls
Article from Christianity Today on the work of the Dead Sea Scroll scholars Peter Flint, Martin Abegg, and Craig Evans.
Article from Christianity Today on the work of the Dead Sea Scroll scholars Peter Flint, Martin Abegg, and Craig Evans.
What is the importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Will Varner, Christian Answer Net, explains the anticipation the people of Qumran felt for the Messiah.
Will Varner, Christian Answer Net, explains the anticipation the people of Qumran felt for the Messiah.