They were preserving the texts of the Bible itself ... because people think it may be a treasure map of their own holdings. Who were the Essenes? The Dead Sea Scrolls are usually thought to ...
From scrolls to codices to the books we know today, the Bible has taken different shapes and has been written with different techniques. The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest biblical texts ever found.
It was among the first seven scrolls found and has been central to discussions about the Dead Sea Scrolls ever since ... any of the other books of the Bible--dictates this work's centrality ...