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Why were the Dead Sea scrolls written?

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Why were the Dead Sea scrolls written?

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Some prescribe life in the community and penalties for disobedience. Others contain semi-historical information about the founders of the Qumran community. Many of the ‘scrolls’ are mere scraps, and scholars have difficulty agreeing on what they represent, let alone why they were written.