Dead Sea Scrolls Research Paper
Jael Gardner
Mrs. Felice
12 CP English
10/31/12
Dead Sea Scrolls Essay Based on the information biblical scholars have discovered in the Masoretic Text, it is clear that the Dead Sea Scrolls adds to the legitimacy that the Old Testament of the Bible is the Word Of God. “Until the year 1947, the earliest manuscripts we possessed dated back to only around the tenth century A.D. These manuscripts composed what is known as the Masoretic Text…” (Tarpley) Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, biblical scholars doubted the legitimacy of the Scriptures because there was not enough evidence to prove that the contents of the Bible were not altered. However, now that the Dead Sea Scrolls have been found, it would be ridiculous for anyone
Mrs. Felice
12 CP English
10/31/12
Dead Sea Scrolls Essay Based on the information biblical scholars have discovered in the Masoretic Text, it is clear that the Dead Sea Scrolls adds to the legitimacy that the Old Testament of the Bible is the Word Of God. “Until the year 1947, the earliest manuscripts we possessed dated back to only around the tenth century A.D. These manuscripts composed what is known as the Masoretic Text…” (Tarpley) Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, biblical scholars doubted the legitimacy of the Scriptures because there was not enough evidence to prove that the contents of the Bible were not altered. However, now that the Dead Sea Scrolls have been found, it would be ridiculous for anyone