Dead Sea Scrolls - Their Importance and Significance
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         The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls by chance by Mohammed Dheb al-Tamari and Mohamed Hamed al-Tammari has been widely heard in scientific and political circles worldwide because of the new information about the nature of political, religious, social and economic life in a period of events from the 3rd century BC. M until the 1st century AD.

     The manuscripts of the Dead Sea or what is also known as the Qumran manuscripts, which are considered by hundreds to be headed by William Albright, the greatest archaeological discovery in the field of inscriptions and writings in the last century. As it sheds light on the style of writing and its relation to contemporary languages, as well as information on the range of the Isinians to which the manuscripts are attributed in terms of religious beliefs and social customs and economic and cultural patterns.

    Its importance also lies in confronting the Israeli allegations from the moment of their discovery and their serious attempts to hide them and not to publish the studies on them because they know that they contain a lot of information and archaeological and historical indications that would change many things in history, especially in their alleged and fabricated history.

    Despite the abundant studies that dealt with the Dead Sea Scrolls, particularly the Western studies, but they are in dire need of more researches and studies, because a large part of them still need to be exposed to the secrets and possessions. Therefore, the focus of this study was on the importance and meanings of these manuscripts or Scrolls or documents, whether paper or copper in their languages ​​Hebrew and Aramaic Syriac and Arabic.

     The study will cover the following topics:

Definition and naming of manuscripts.

The content and importance of manuscripts in archeological, historical and religious studies.

The manuscripts and the Essenes are attributed to it.

Intensive attention to manuscripts since their discovery .-

- The Israeli role in the manuscripts and the processes of concealment and non-publication and modification of content, and the level of interest in the Palestinian and Arab, and the implications of this at all levels.

Results and Recommendations .-

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Conference Title
المؤتمر الأول سدنة الغور - أريحا وشاطئاها : النهر والبحر
Conference Country
Palestine
Conference Date
Feb. 1, 2014 - Feb. 1, 2014
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