J Genesis 3:15 – Seed of Woman Genesis 22:18 – Abraham’s Seed Genesis 49:10 – Lawgiver from Judah E Numbers 24:17 – Star from Jacob Deuteronomy 18:17 – New Prophet 2 Samuel 7:13 – Messiah from David S Psalm 16:10 – Death and Resurrection Psalm 22:1-31 – Psalm of the Cross Psalm 110:1-5 – Messiah’s Priesthood U Isaiah 7:14 – Virgin to Conceive a Son Isaiah 9:6 -7 – Son on Throne of David Isaiah 53:1-12 – Death of the Christ S Jeremiah 31:31 – New Covenant Daniel 2:44 – Messiah’s Kingdom
J Genesis 3:15 – Seed of Woman Genesis 22:18 – Abraham’s Seed Genesis 49:10 – Lawgiver from Judah E Numbers 24:17 – Star from Jacob Deuteronomy 18:17 – New Prophet 2 Samuel 7:13 – Messiah from David S Psalm 16:10 – Death and Resurrection Psalm 22:1-31 – Psalm of the Cross Psalm 110:1-5 – Messiah’s Priesthood U Isaiah 7:14 – Virgin to Conceive a Son Isaiah 9:6 -7 – Son on Throne of David Isaiah 53:1-12 – Death of the Christ S Jeremiah 31:31 – New Covenant Daniel 2:44 – Messiah’s Kingdom
What are they? Ancient manuscripts discovered near the Dead Sea. Old Testament books and other writings.
Who found them? A young Bedouin shepherd boy looking for a lost goat. Found inside caves near the Dead Sea.
When were they found? Initial find was in 1947. Discoveries continued into the 1950s. Work being done at the site today.
What do they contain? Four More than 200 copies classes of documents: of Old Testament books • Sectarian • Apocryphal Nearly half are copies • Religious of the books of the • Bible Books Law – the Torah
What do they contain? THE GREAT ISAIAH SCROLL
What methods are used to date the books? Paleography: Study of Ancient Writing paleographic used to determine the period in dating (250-150 BC) which a document was written writing styles formatting of text shapes and markings of letters composition of inks writing media
What methods are used to date the books? Radiocarbon method: measures paleographic residual carbon -14 in a sample dating (250-150 BC) More than 20 scrolls sampled radiocarbon The Great Isaiah Scroll: dating (200-100 BC) Sampled by: Willard Libby (200 BC) Univ. of Arizona (191 BC ± 32) ETH Zurich Univ. (178 BC ± 38)
What methods are used to date the books? Radiocarbon method: measures paleographic residual carbon -14 in a sample dating (250-150 BC) The Great Isaiah Scroll tested radiocarbon at University of Arizona (AMS) dating (200-100 BC)
What methods are used to date the books? Archaeological dating: determinations paleographic from what is unearthed at the site dating (250-150 BC) Building materials: (153 - 63 BC) • radiocarbon Architecture: Jannaeus era (103 - 76 BC) • dating (200-100 BC) Coinage: Antiochus VII (138 - 129 BC) • • Evidence of earthquake ca. 31 BC archaeological dating Scriptorium found at Qumran – where predate Christ scrolls were produced.
A Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek • Translating work begun by at least 250 BC • Books of Moses (Torah) were first to be done • Translating work was begun in Alexandria • Entire work completed as early as 132 BC • Septuagint was quoted by Jesus and apostles • The Old Testament of the early Christians • Contains the same prophecies as your Bible
A Translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek Acts 3:22-23 For Moses truly said to the fathers, "The L ORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you. And it shall be that every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people." DEUTERONOMY 18:17-19
Two Witnesses That The Books Of The Prophets Were Extant Prior To The Birth Of Jesus Christ The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Septuagint and the prophecies found in them were produced by real people in real places. The words of the prophets point to a real person who died for your sins.
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