The Qumran Community and the Dead Sea Scrolls (c. 150 BCE)

150 BCE · Qumran, Ölü Deniz · cultural

A separatist Jewish community known as the Essenes withdrew to Qumran on the shore of the Dead Sea, leaving behind more than 900 manuscripts, among them the oldest copies of the Hebrew Bible known today (discovered in 1947).

| An archaeological repository that allows us to understand the transformation of the Jewish scriptures; pre-Christian Jewish apocalyptic thought.

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What was The Qumran Community and the Dead Sea Scrolls (c. 150 BCE)?
A separatist Jewish community known as the Essenes withdrew to Qumran on the shore of the Dead Sea, leaving behind more than 900 manuscripts, among them the oldest copies of the Hebrew Bible known today (discovered in 1947).
When did The Qumran Community and the Dead Sea Scrolls (c. 150 BCE) happen?
150 BCE
Where did The Qumran Community and the Dead Sea Scrolls (c. 150 BCE) take place?
Qumran, Ölü Deniz