What Nobody Told You About the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls are often mentioned in passing—but rarely explained. In this episode, we uncover what you were never told about these ancient manuscripts and why they matter more than you think.

00:00 Introduction
00:30 Can we know the original Old Testament?
01:43 A recap
02:58 What is the Septuagint?
04:50 What is the Masoretic Text?
06:01 What is the Samaritan Pentateuch?
06:56 What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
09:12 Emanuel Tov on textual criticism of the Old Testament
10:40 How often do the Dead Sea Scrolls align with the Masoretic text?
14:12 How often do the Dead Sea Scrolls align with the Samaritan Pentateuch
15:18 How often do the Dead Sea Scrolls align with the Septuagint?
17:47 A paradigm altering point
24:53 Conclusion

Can We Know the Original Old Testament?: https://youtube.com/live/FbD1pBPAifE

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