Results of Dead Sea Finds
nExtant copies of books that are more than
1000 years older
than the extant copies previously known to exist
nSignificantly
increased our knowledge of what happened to the Hebrew text from 1000-800 BC, from which time we trace our present Hebrew
Bible
nHebrew text has undergone much less change
than previously
thought
nHebrew Bible text is treated with greater
respect by scholars today
than it has been for a long time
nBrought to light much knowledge about the
Jewish sect of the
Essenes