Dead Sea Scrolls
DSS has impacted understanding of Hebrew bible in two ways. One way, formation of the text leading up to the Masoretic text. The second way, canonization of the Hebrew Bible, in other words, where does the authority come from?
The Dead Sea Scrolls that were found in the caves in Qumran are undoubtedly of great historical and religious significance and have made a valuable contribution to human history in general. The biblical texts that were found predate the former oldest known manuscripts by roughly a thousand years. Some of the texts an extra-biblical manuscripts highlight some of the nuances in the canonization process that the leaders of the Jewish community used. There are also sectarian manuscripts that help understand how this particular group lived. Texts such as the Habakkuk Commentary, the Community Rule, the War Scroll and the Thanksgiving Hymns and the best-preserved columns of the Genesis Apocryphon tells a large amount of information about the culture of the Qumran peoples (Vermes P5).
Yet the revelation of the texts seems to pose more questions than it answers and there are several theories in place that are largely untestable. In fact, many of the mysteries that are presented in the Dead Sea Scrolls may never be answered. Still, the order of the Bible, juxtaposed with Dead Sea Scrolls, does provide some insights to the modern scholar about why the Bible was formatted in the way it was and attests to the nature of the authoritativeness of the document.
Formation
To err is human. No matter how well-trained someone is at their job, they are prone to make mistakes. Even if a scribe felt the greatest inspiration in regards to doing God's work, they are still subject to the limitations of being human and...
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