Statement
The Dead Sea Scrolls, introduced in Chapter 3, contain the oldest surviving copies of biblical texts, some from the second century BCE. Many manuscripts diverge from today's Hebrew Bible and keep older versions of books like Samuel and Jeremiah, letting us see how the text grew and changed in transmission.
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Ancient witnesses mentioned by the sourceManuscritos do Mar Morto
References
p. 45
supports · main text · ch. 2
Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.
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p. 46
supports · boxed feature · ch. 2
Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.
Section: A Snapshot of the Hebrew Bible in the Making
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