f the scrolls were actually part of the bible. The scrolls gave the common interpretation of the books of the bible that we use today, but also other scrolls gave us books of the bible from the Septuagint, the Greek Bible, showing a different version of the book. This is important because it shows that there was no single authorized text, causing there to be different interpretations of the bible, thus questioning the true meaning of the bible.
             Before the discovery of the scrolls, the oldest surviving Hebrew manuscript of the bible dated to medieval times. People were not sure about the bibles context, but when the scrolls found contained similar text, the people knew that the bible as we know it today is right in its validity. The seven main scrolls contained over one hundred copies of the Hebrew Bible. Included were all 23 out of the 25 books of the Old Testament. The only two books missing were Esther and Nehemiah. The information gathered form the scrolls filled in the blanks of history about the bible, and also gave light to the beginnings of Christianity, and where it really came from. The book of Isaiah was the first scroll to be identified; this basically retells the book of Isaiah in the exact sense as we see it today. The second Scroll was another fragment of Isaiah. The third was a "Midrashon (commentary) on the book of Habakkuk". This also was the Old Testament book of Habakkuk that is found in the bible today. The fourth scroll was called the "Manual of Discipline." Powell Davies said that is scroll was a "covenant of steadfast love in which member of a dedicated community (the Dead Sea Sect) are united with their god" (Davies, 21). Along with this the Scroll contained the Spirits of Light and Truth in a man, as well as penalties of disobeying laws in their community. Th
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