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Franciscan scholar analyzes significance of new Dead Sea scroll discovery

March 23, 2021

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CWN Editor's Note: On March 16, Israeli archaeologists announced the discovery.

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Posted by: Randal Mandock - Mar. 23, 2021 4:41 PM ET USA
Does this mean the Septuagint was used beyond Alexandria, even in Palestine? If so, then Christ's quotations from it and the Church's selection of its texts for inclusion in the Bible are strengthened by the find.

Franciscan scholar analyzes significance of new Dead Sea scroll discovery

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