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Article: The Dead Sea Scrolls. (discovery...meaning...significance).('The Complete World of the Dead Sea Scrolls')(Book Review)
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- Science News
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- November 9, 2002
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Ever since a Bedouin shepherd found the first scrolls in the Judean desert in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been the subject of passionate speculation and controversy. The possibility that they might challenge many assumptions about ancient Judaism and the origins of Christianity, coupled with the extremely limited access to the scrolls imposed for many years, only fueled debate on their meaning.
With all the scrolls--more than 800 documents from 11 caves--now finally available in translation, conclusions can at last be drawn as to their authorship and origins, their implications for Christianity and Judaism, and their link with the ancient site of Qumran. This ...