The Dead Sea Scrolls

question 91

Multiple Choice

The Dead Sea Scrolls

• A)refer to Moses' testament as the Israelites were about to cross the River Jordan into Canaan.
• B)are documents dating from 2nd Century B.C.Judea, discovered in the 1940s.
• C)contain a text of the Book of Isaiah that differs fundamentally from modern manuscripts.
• D)are a set of Christian religious texts demonstrating the influence of Judaism on Christianity.
• E)are better known as the Pentateuch.

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