▶ The Dead Sea Scrolls Prove What Antisemites Deny: Jews Are Indigenous to Israel

▶ The Dead Sea Scrolls Prove What Antisemites Deny: Jews Are Indigenous to Israel

Has anyone ever told you that Jews are foreign to the Middle East, or that they “showed up in 1948”? This should be your response: “Have you heard of the Dead Sea Scrolls?” Discovered between 1947 and 1956 in caves near the Dead Sea, the scrolls are nearly 2,000 years old—written between the 3rd century BCE and the 1st century CE. These ancient texts were composed by Jews living in the land of Israel during the Second Temple period. Written in H…