Does the Dead Sea Scroll match the Bible?

Almost all of the Hebrew Bible is represented in the Dead Sea Scrolls. The Dead Sea Scrolls include fragments from every book of the Old Testament except for the Book of Esther.

Are the Dead Sea scrolls accurate?

“After an exhaustive review of all the imaging and scientific analysis results, it is evident that none of the textual fragments in Museum of the Bible’s Dead Sea Scroll collection are authentic,” said the head of the investigation, Colette Loll of Art Fraud Insights, in a statement.

What is the difference between the Old Testament and Dead Sea Scrolls?

Despite the thousand year gap, scholars found the Masoretic Text and Dead Sea Scrolls to be nearly identical. The Dead Sea Scrolls provide valuable evidence that the Old Testament had been accurately and carefully preserved. One of the evidences used in defending the deity of the Christ is the testimony of prophecy.

Are the Dead Sea Scrolls the best evidence for the Masoretic Text?

Geisler says the Dead Sea Scrolls provide the best external evidence showing the validity of the Masoretic Text, proving that this text type was in fact accurately preserved over a period of about 1,000 years from the first century to the 900s A.D.

Where can I view the Dead Sea Scrolls Online?

Today you can view the scrolls at the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem, or you can go online to the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is responsible for maintaining the scrolls and providing access for those who are interested.

How were the first Scrolls discovered in the Bible?

The first scrolls were discovered quite by accident by a young Bedouin shepherd in the Qumran area near the Dead Sea in 1947. When tossing a rock into an open cave in the cliffs just above the Dead Sea, he heard the sound of a breaking pot. Upon investigation, he and his fellow Bedouins discovered several clay jars that contained rolled-up scrolls.