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 the diversity of Jewish religious practice and belief.
D) proving that most of the first century converts to Christianity were Jews.
E) describing the infighting between the various Jewish sect of the first century C.E.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls provide evidence of diverse Jewish religious practices and beliefs. They include works from multiple sects within Judaism and reveal a diversity of religious thought that existed during the first century C.E.

The Dead Sea Scrolls Have Helped Historians to Understand the Religious