The Dead Sea scrolls were discovered in 11 caves along the northwest shore of the Dead Sea Scrolls (Qumran) between the years 1947 and 1956. The area is 13 miles east of Jerusalem and is 1300 feet below sea level.
The Scrolls appear to be the library of a Jewish sect called the Essenes. The library was hidden away in caves around the outbreak of the 1st Jewish Revolt (AD 66-70) as the Roman army advanced against the rebel Jews.
The Dead sea scrolls enhance our knowledge of both Judiasm and Christianity. They represent a non-rabbinic form of Judiasm and provide a wealth of comparative material for New Testament scholars, including many important parallels to the Jesus Movement. They show Christianity to be rooted in Judiasm and have been called the evolutionary link between the two.
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