Dead sea scrolls to be made accessible online.
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Good to see they will be in English..! My Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic isn't that good :-)
Do you think they will do a version with Strongs numbers..?
I know, I know, just my attempt at humour..
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THANK YOU ONESIMUS FOR POSTING THIS.
I have been blessed to witness these Dead Sea Scrolls and to see the caves where thet were discovered,
I took my bible with me when I went to read them and they read almost just like my bible. Of course what I was seeing was in Hebrew but they had a print out of what was inscribed on them.
Of course they are in Israel.
They are in a glass case with a special kind of light so as they aren't damiged by light or with time.
Roger if you are looking at these Dead Sea Scrolls on line they will not be written in English but be the original language with a breakdown of what they are saying.
Hebrew letters is read from right to left.
Also They have I believe a couple of others one being Psalm 151.
Now Psalm 151 is not in the bible and was left out of the cannon, I asked why and was told because it read almost idential as another one of the scriptures concerning cleanliness of heart.
What is so wonderful is God allowing these wonderful original scrolls hiddin all these years within in caves found to confirm the truth of God's precious breathed words.
These scrolls were found by a young shephard boy who was attending his sheep in sealed pottery that kept them preserved for thousdands of years.
God bless, Lynn
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Just a thought that came to me.
The dead sea scrolls could be a wonderful blessing [Like Lynn is saying] or a terrible curse on the church.
It is my understanding that very few people were allowed to work on the translation of the scrolls. What if the "translations" of these ancient scrolls greatly conflict with traditional teachings of the church on important subjects? What if some parts are conveniently left out or hidden away? And others are added such as this Psalm 151.
If I recall correctly the dead sea scrolls is a library of sorts that also contained scrolls such as the "gospel of Thomas" and some others that are NOT Scripture. Libraries are filled with garbage, lies, truth, history, fables....you get my point.
We need to remember that God has protected His Word for two thousand years. Let us guard our hearts from new Revelation just because the scrolls are old.
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Christa - good morning .
Please understand there are quite a few scriptures that have been left out of the word of God when the cannon was put together - WHAT WE HAVE TO BELIEVE IS EXACTLY WHAT GOD HAS SAID HIMSELF - that his word would never be void.I HAPPEN TO BELIEVE SINCE IT WAS GODS WORD THAT THE SCRIPTURES WERE DIRECTED BY GOD AND HIS HOLY SPIRIT.
I do not believe for one minute God sat idle.
I think you might need to re-evaluate what you have just stated and this is one of the rules of this forum that we not bring doubt to the word of God or it's truth.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are the original scriptures written by Scribes who helped to protect the word of God to copy every letter send down from generation, to generation. God himself caused these Scribes to be put in place for generations to do this.
Also the Dead Sea Scrools are not from any church, written by or dictiated by.
Please do a further search on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
satan would love to destroy them!
They are by no means a curse, I shake when I write this, they are a true blessing from God.
Sincerely, LynnPosted 1 year ago # -
Harvestripe, am I in error to say that these were among those things hidden by priests to protect them from the political unrest at one point? Haven't they found other temple artifacts in some of those caves, as well as a mapping systems to show where temple untisels and other temple worship items have been hidden? Marilyn
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Goodmorning Marilyn
Yes I have been told they very hidden and that they had found other artifacts within these caves also.To be honest I forget what they were. I will have to go back and look at my notes.
May his wonderful peace be with you today, lynn
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Thank you, sister and you as well. Marilyn
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I believe one item was a copper scroll with discriptions of locations where other temple items are hidden. It uses landmarks to give the locations. It would be like a giant puzzel in our day and age. It will most certainly take the hand of God and great patience to find the caches of items. It seems they were hidden at the time the temple was destroies and Jerusalem was seiged so violently.
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Lynn, I'm sorry I was misunderstood. I want to reiterate that I absolutely believe that the Word of God, our Holy Bible has been protected by God throughout the centuries. Many of these scrolls contain religious writings that are not in the canon of scripture and well as writings that are. This is true. Do you believe ALL of these scrolls are God's Word? That seems to be what you are suggesting. I don't know, I will have to check them against the Bible to know that.
What I am saying is: I am under the understanding that only a few modern scholars were allowed to translate these scrolls. IF that is true, then who knows if they have been appointed by God to preserve His Word OR if Satan is going to bring in a translation of them to promote error and doubt in the Body.
When I say "Church" I am talking about the Holy Spirit filled Body of Christ, not a denomination. Just because the scrolls are ancient doesn't mean they will be translated accurately nor does it mean they were all ever true to begin with. If they confirm our bible is accurate they could be a huge blessing to the church. If they translate or say things that are not in our Bibles they could bring huge doubt into the Body of Christ simply because of their age. Remember, Jesus said the anti Christ was already at work in the World when He was walking the earth.
Lynn, why did you think there was contention going on on the other thread and close it? I feel I asked legitimate questions and asked for scripture to back up what was said by others and yet no one could come up with any.
The Body of Christ should be able to discuss sticky issues without shutting off the discussion. If people don't want to participate then they need to take a leave. I was the one told I was a heretic and I wasn't taking offense. I am not a novice Christian. I have walked with the Lord for nearly 20 years. I don't appreciate being treated like a child because other people can't defend their positions.
Also, you said NO links but this thread has been started with links. I wasn't suggesting we believe in UFOs. I think they are more deception by demons.
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Christa these scrolls came from the temple in Jerusalem, primarily. They were removed before the temple was destroyed in 70 AD. There may be some that are not scripture among them, those have history in them if they are there. I have a couple of books containing what has been translated from the Dead Sea scrolls. (the heresy commint was not ment about you, by the way) God is truely amazing in this day it is a miracle that these scrolls servived at all. Marilyn
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I was going to make the same point Christa, but you have made it quite well.
With all the deception going on WE must trust in What God says to us in our inner witness on all things, and be bereans search our known scriptures and compare them.
I truly believe in God being All powerful and all knowing and He will tell us if we simply ask Him what the truth is, seeing as HE IS Truth and we all no who fathers lies and divisions.
Remeber to love one another this is not a new commandment, by loving one another then the world wil know to whom we belong.Posted 1 year ago # -
Ans we must relize just because the original DSS were authentic, it dosent mean what you get to see on this website will be entirely accurate? if we do not have the Spirit of Christ, we have the spirit of anti-christ the one at work in the children of this world, so they are open to error and mistakes the people who are making these availble may have the best intentions and think they are doing th eright thing, but if they are not gudied by Gods spirit they are open to deception themselves.
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Do you believe ALL of these scrolls are God's Word? That seems to be what you are suggesting. I don't know, I will have to check them against the Bible to know that.
Lynn:
Christa as I said I had my bible with me and compared them to the Dead Sea Scrolls I saw in Israel and they read just as my
bible, having the very same meaning.This is why I took my bible with me.
Christa:
I am under the understanding that only a few modern scholars were allowed to translate these scrolls.Lynn:
Yes Christa these scholars and all who have sence read them who know the Hebrew langage transcribed the Hebrew language that is on the scrolls.There is only one Hebrew language.
Christa please read my reason for closing you can debate this until the cows come home and each one is going to leave with the same belief - I have seen this on many Forums and on our other forum that I moderated for over four years and a couple were getting frustrated one leaving.
Is it not better after two Threads of discussion to then seek the LORD as I subjested? I think so.
Also the Links here are an annoucement of the display of these Dead Sea Scrolls coming to the Net, not some mans opinion.
Is not scripture and prayer better?Usually Links presented are one trying to push their way of thinking, I think God;s word is a more sure way when it comes to something bibical.
Blessings, Lynn
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Trust me a Hebrew scolar will be able to tell if they are true or false. These are on display in Israel in a guarded area the real deal, the ones found in the caves they have been tested the material used at that period of history and the age. If there is a counterfit it will be noticed.
Now I would think it is going to be pictures of what will be placed on here for all to see, the originals will not leave where they are I would't think. I would imagine the government in Israel allowing these to be photographed which takes a special camera for we were not allowed to take pictures because a special camera lite has to be used as not to destroy them, I am sure they have internet access and they will be looking at what is presented.
Besides that Israel is very proud of these they confirm the Word to be truth to many so many who are not even saved and to the Messanic Jews who are saved in Israel.
These scrolls are very Holy to many of the Jewish people - God's word is Holy.
Sincerely, Lynn
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Hi there,
Just to say that the timing of the discovery of the dead sea scrolls was a divine event for two reasons.
Firstly the Liberal theologists particularly from Germany had mounted a very strong argument that the scriptures could not be trusted because over time, scribes had modified the text through personal interpretation and human error.
When the scroll of Isaiah was found to be more than 1000 years older than any Isaiah scripture previously found and that the text matched with great accuracy, the theory was blown out of the water.
Secondly the discovery coincided with the birth of the Nation of Israel and was a great blessing, God confirming His purpose with His word.
Carl Emerson
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Lynn, How much of the scrolls were you able to compare to the Bible? There ARE scrolls in the collection that ARE NOT in our Bibles. What about those? That is what I am asking. Are we going to ADD to the cannon of scripture just because these books are from that time period?
A Hebrew Scholar is going to know if they are true or false? Humm, seems to me the Hebrew scholars of Jesus' time sure couldn't figure out what was true....they were the ones trying to stone Jesus! :) You mean, the Hebrew scholars will know if it is translated accurately right?
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