Questions tagged [dead-sea-scrolls]
The collection of hundreds of biblical and related manuscripts found between 1946/7 and 1956. They had been hidden in a variety of caves along the west bank of the Dead Sea (thus the name).
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In the War Scroll 17:4-9, who is "the Angel of the kingdom of Michael" that relieves the saints, and how does this shed light on Michael in Daniel? [closed]
War Scroll 17:4-9
To the God of Israel belongs all that is and shall be; He knows all
the happenings of eternity. This is the day appointed by Him for the
defeat and overthrow of the Prince of the ...
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Text of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the original language(s)
I have found plenty of English translations of the Dead Sea Scrolls but never the original Hebrew/Greek/Aramaic texts. There are pictures of the findings online, but not the text itself in textual ...
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Was the servant in Isaiah 'marred' or 'anointed'?
I first posted this here, at Mi Yodeya, but they seem to feel it's off-topic. Happily for me, someone still gave an answer that allowed me to improve the question considerably. I've adapted the ...
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Amos 6:3 Sabbath or Seat?
Amos 6:3 has a different reading between the Masoretic Text (MT) and Septuagint (LXX).
Seat;
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence
to come near; (Amos 6:3 - KJV) (Read KJV)...
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What are the *theologically significant* differences between MT and DSS?
Rather than a comprehensive list of every difference between MT and DSS (or MT and LXX), I'm interested in scholarly assessments of differences that are deemed theologically significant or seem to be ...
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Additional 1 Samuel in the dead sea scrolls
I read 1 Samuel 11 on Bible Gateway. At the end of the chapter was a footnote.
1 Samuel 11:1 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls gifts
Now Nahash king of the Ammonites oppressed the Gadites and ...
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Genesis 18:12 Origin of “Smooth Flesh” translation
Not a Hebrew scholar here but a Rabbi and I read our versions of Genesis 18:12 and I noticed a difference in wording. When Sarah laughed, his version rendered roughly “shall I have smooth skin” and ...
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Does DSS version of Psalm 119:65 reveal Masoretes abbreviated original text?
Besides revealing the ancient Hebrew Name of YHVH from 30 AD, does the DSS version of [Psalm 119:65] prove the original Hebrew suffix “Your” (Kha) was originally written with a combined ‘Kaf-Hei’ ...
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Are the birds formed from the sea? (Gen 1:20)
According to the Jewish Publication Society (JPS) and the Lexham English Septuagint (LES), birds and such seem to be formed from the waters:
God said, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of ...
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Why does the 1 Samuel 10:27 paragraph found in 4QSamª not appear in other texts?
I was reading 1 Samuel 10 in the New Living Translation and found that in the verse 27, there is the following paragraph:
[Nahash, king of the Ammonites, had been grievously oppressing the people of ...
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Why is Genesis 2:18 "Let us make.." in the LXX?
Recently I noticed that Genesis 2:18 in the LXX uses plural and not singular like TM. Where the TM says "I will make....", the LXX says "let us make..."
Can someone tell me what version are true and ...
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Where, if anywhere is Psalms 22:16 in Qumran Dead Sea Scroll 4Q88/4QPs f?
Regarding Psalm 22:16
By Psalm 22:16, I mean "Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my feet."
(v17 in the jewish verse numbering) "For dogs have ...
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In the Dead Sea Scrolls, for Genesis Chapter 18, do we have no more than 5 or 6 verses?
In the Dead Sea Scrolls, for Genesis Chapter 18, do we have no more than 5 or 6 verses?
i notice this link only lists 5/6 verses, i'm wondering if that website is complete. Or if there is more we ...
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The LXX and Masoretic differ in Is 30:15. Do the DSS help here?
I see that the meaning of Isaiah 30:15 in the LXX differs completely from the KJV/Masoretic text. Can this difference be resolved from the DSS texts?
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Are the Isaiah Scrolls from Cave 4 substantially different from the Masoretic text?
I recently heard 1QIsaa* touted, as it frequently has been, as a monument to the ancient nature of the Masoretic text. A response was made pointing out that we need to remember that there is more ...
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