How did the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls impact our understanding of the text of the Hebrew Bible? Give examples wherever possible.

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The Answer is The Dead Sea Scrolls impact our understanding of what was regarded as scriptural by the first century C.E. The seeming authority of a book like Jubilees, the absence of Esther, and the numerous "rewritten Bible" texts help show that what became canonical was still in flux at that point. The Scrolls also include multiple versions of some books, such as Jeremiah. The Scrolls also show that in many instances, the transmission of the texts of the Hebrew Bible has been remarkably reliable, with texts removed by over a millennium remaining quite close.

How Did the Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls Impact