What Is Not a Reason That the Dead Sea Scrolls

question 18

Multiple Choice

What is not a reason that the Dead Sea Scrolls are as enormously important to biblical researchers as they are?

• A)They reveal seven new revelations that directly contradict later New Testament works.
• B)They contain the oldest surviving copies of the Hebrew Bible.
• C)They include copies and fragments of apocryphal and pseudepigraphal works.
• D)They were written by the Essenes,who were already well-respected commentators.

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