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Dead Sea scrolls
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15,000 fragments of about 850 scrolls from ancient Judaism
The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient Jewish texts discovered as thousands of fragments from roughly 850 scrolls, providing some of the oldest known written records of Jewish religious and cultural life. They matter because these manuscripts offer direct insight into Judaism during a critical historical period and have significantly advanced our understanding of biblical texts and Jewish traditions.
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