Dead Sea Scrolls: Discovery & Contents (1/4)

The Dead Sea Scrolls are regarded as among the most important archaeological finds of the 20th century. In Part 1 of this series we cover this important finding at Qumran and the treasures of ancient Hebrew manuscripts they contain. Dead Sea Scrolls topics are covered in the videos below: **** Dead Sea Scrolls 1: History and Content -    • Dead Sea Scrolls: Discovery & Contents (1/4)   **** Dead Sea Scrolls 2: The War Scroll -    • Dead Sea Scrolls: The War of the Sons of L...   **** Dead Sea Scrolls 3: Biblical Documents -    • Dead Sea Scrolls: The Great Isaiah Scroll ...   **** Dead Sea Scrolls 4: Importance Today -    • Dead Sea Scrolls: Importance & New Discove...   Who wrote them? How were they found? And what ancient writings do they contain? In this first part of the series on the Dead Sea Scrolls we explore the history of these ancient documents, including their discovery in the mid-20th century, and give a broad overview of the important materials they hold. Chapters 0:00 Dead Sea Scrolls 0:48 Discovery 3:06 Manuscripts 4:08 Dating 5:13 Contents 7:52 Language & Materials 8:23 Controversy 9:32 Next Video in Series Digital Copies of the Dead Sea Scrolls: http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/ Biblical Translations of the Dead Sea Scrolls: http://dssenglishbible.com/ **Also, please consider subscribing to our channel! We are just beginning and aim to build a library of videos to support and deepen people's Christian faith lives. To help share interesting and encouraging videos on Christian faith, and to be informed when future videos are published, we'd appreciate your subscribing to the channel!