The Dead Sea Scrolls have helped historians to understand the religious climate of the first century C.E.by:
A) describing Jewish life after the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem.
B) providing concrete evidence about the life and ministry of Jesus.
C) demonstrating fierce competition between different groups of Jewish believers.
D) were probably written between 70 and 100 C.E.
E) contain the historical facts of Jesus's life but do not include his miracles.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls provide evidence of the fierce competition between different groups of Jewish believers in the first century C.E. They also shed light on the beliefs and practices of the Essenes, a Jewish sect that may have played a role in the development of early Christianity. However, they do not provide concrete evidence about the life and ministry of Jesus, and they were actually written before his time.

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