The "Dead Sea Scrolls" category encompasses books that delve into the collection of ancient manuscripts discovered in the mid-20th century near the Dead Sea in the Qumran Caves. This genre includes scholarly texts, translations, and analyses of these scrolls, which date from the third century BCE to the first century CE. The scrolls are significant for their content, which includes some of the oldest known texts related to the Hebrew Bible, apocryphal and pseudepigraphical works, and sectarian manuscripts associated with a Jewish group possibly identified as the Essenes. Books in this category explore the historical, religious, and cultural context of these texts, offering insights into Second Temple Judaism and the origins of Christianity. They also discuss the linguistic and scriptural implications of the scrolls, their impact on our understanding of biblical texts, and the archaeological and preservation challenges they present.

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