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Dead Sea Scrolls

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Author(s): Brooke, George J.
The term “Dead Sea Scrolls” refers to manuscripts that have been discovered since 1947 in the Judean wilderness. Manuscript discoveries have been made at several sites, from Wadi Daliyeh, 14 km north of Jericho, to Masada, near the southern end of the Dead Sea. The overwhelming majority of the manuscript remains are of Jewish texts from the 4th century BCE up to and including the Second Jewish Revolt (132–136 CE). At most sites, documentary texts outnumber literary texts; but the greates…
Date: 2024-01-19