{"id":25170,"date":"2026-05-06T01:40:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T01:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/?p=25170"},"modified":"2026-05-22T16:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:52:57","slug":"did-the-dead-sea-scrolls-actually-prove-the-old-testament-was-unchanged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/did-the-dead-sea-scrolls-actually-prove-the-old-testament-was-unchanged\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the Dead Sea Scrolls Actually Prove the Old Testament Was Unchanged? (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-fontsize=\"42\" data-lineheight=\"58.8px\"><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Did the Dead Sea Scrolls Actually Prove the Old Testament Was Unchanged?<\/span> (vIDEO)<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the home of <strong>Episode 185<\/strong> of the <a style=\"outline: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Misquoting Jesus Podcast<\/a> with Bart Ehrman. \u00a0Below, you can watch the entire episode, read its description, and see links to related resources.<\/p>\n<h2 data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"42px\">links mentioned in this episode:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"outline: currentcolor;\" href=\"https:\/\/bartehrman.com\/JudaismBeforeJesus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judaism Before Jesus with Dr. John J. Collins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/courses\/?_gl=1*hfjfwc*_gcl_au*MTAxNzkyNzY0Ni4xNzc0OTk1NTU2*_ga*OTQ5NzQ4MTQzLjE3NzQ5OTU1NTY.*_ga_B0N531XLWQ*czE3NzgwMjQwNDkkbzYkZzEkdDE3NzgwMzAyMDQkajYwJGwwJGgxMDQ1MDIxNDA3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bart Ehrman courses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"42px\">episode description<\/h2>\n<p>Disclaimer: We use an AI generation tool for episode summaries.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"672\" data-start=\"36\">Episode 185 explores why the Dead Sea Scrolls remain one of the most important archaeological discoveries in biblical studies and what they actually reveal about the transmission of the Hebrew Bible. Bart Ehrman explains how many conservative Christians historically believed the Old Testament had been copied perfectly across the centuries, unlike the New Testament, which was known to contain scribal changes. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 seemed, at first glance, to support that belief\u2014especially because the complete Isaiah scroll closely resembles the later Masoretic Hebrew text preserved in Codex Leningradensis.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1181\" data-start=\"674\">But the conversation takes a more complicated turn when Bart discusses other biblical books found at Qumran, especially Jeremiah. Fragments of Jeremiah discovered among the scrolls align more closely with the shorter Greek Septuagint version than with the later Hebrew text, <strong>suggesting significant textual variation existed long before medieval Jewish scribes standardized copying practices<\/strong>. Bart argues this demonstrates that the Hebrew Bible was not transmitted with perfect uniformity over the centuries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 50 \/ 50;\" title=\"MJ\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/MJ.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"45\" height=\"45\" data-id=\"25076\" data-init-width=\"50\" data-init-height=\"50\" data-width=\"45\" data-height=\"45\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Misquoting Jesus<\/p>\n<p>Never Miss an Episode of Misquoting Jesus<\/p>\n<p>Get key insights, episode summaries, and exclusive content you won&#8217;t hear on the podcast.<\/p>\n<p>__CONFIG_colors_palette__{&#8220;active_palette&#8221;:0,&#8221;config&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;68c4b&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Main accent&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:-1},&#8221;847d2&#8243;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Accent Light&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:&#8221;68c4b&#8221;,&#8221;lock&#8221;:{&#8220;lightness&#8221;:1,&#8221;saturation&#8221;:1}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;palettes&#8221;:[{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Default&#8221;,&#8221;value&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;68c4b&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;var(&#8211;tcb-skin-color-0)&#8221;},&#8221;847d2&#8243;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(248, 245, 241)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl_parent_dependency&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:34,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.96,&#8221;s&#8221;:0.33}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;original&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;68c4b&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(47, 138, 229)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:210,&#8221;s&#8221;:0.77,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.54,&#8221;a&#8221;:1}},&#8221;847d2&#8243;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(243, 246, 249)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl_parent_dependency&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:209,&#8221;s&#8221;:0.33,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.96,&#8221;a&#8221;:1}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__ __CONFIG_colors_palette__{&#8220;active_palette&#8221;:0,&#8221;config&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;3e1f8&#8221;:{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Main Accent&#8221;,&#8221;parent&#8221;:-1}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;palettes&#8221;:[{&#8220;name&#8221;:&#8221;Default Palette&#8221;,&#8221;value&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;3e1f8&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(199, 149, 47)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:40,&#8221;s&#8221;:0.6179,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.4824,&#8221;a&#8221;:1}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]},&#8221;original&#8221;:{&#8220;colors&#8221;:{&#8220;3e1f8&#8221;:{&#8220;val&#8221;:&#8221;rgb(19, 114, 211)&#8221;,&#8221;hsl&#8221;:{&#8220;h&#8221;:210,&#8221;s&#8221;:0.83,&#8221;l&#8221;:0.45}}},&#8221;gradients&#8221;:[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__ <a href=\"#\"> Join 50,000+ listeners <\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>By signing up, you agree to receive marketing emails. 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The Dead Sea Scrolls provide an <strong>unprecedented window into Jewish diversity before Jesus, especially the beliefs of the Essenes and their apocalyptic worldview.<\/strong> Bart explains how these writings illuminate the broader religious environment that shaped early Christianity and help scholars better understand the world Jesus and his followers inhabited.<\/p>\n<h2 data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"42px\">ready to dive deeper?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Related Courses offered by Bart Ehrman and\/or Paths in Biblical Studies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"outline: currentcolor;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/judaism-before-jesus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Judaism Before Jesus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"outline: currentcolor;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/the-hebrew-bible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hebrew Bible<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Related Articles (Free Resources): <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ehrmanblog.org\/what-are-the-dead-sea-scrolls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"outline: currentcolor;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/essenes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who Were the Essenes?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"42px\">ways to watch or listen to the misquoting jesus podcast:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><!--! 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(vIDEO) Welcome to the home of Episode 185 of the Misquoting Jesus Podcast with Bart Ehrman. \u00a0Below, you can watch the entire episode, read its description, and see links to related resources. links mentioned in this episode: Judaism Before Jesus with Dr. John [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":25478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7181\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-button thrv-button-v2 tcb-local-vars-root\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d71e9\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"thrive-colors-palette-config\" style=\"display: none !important\">__CONFIG_colors_palette__{\"active_palette\":0,\"config\":{\"colors\":{\"62516\":{\"name\":\"Main Accent\",\"parent\":-1}},\"gradients\":[]},\"palettes\":[{\"name\":\"Default Palette\",\"value\":{\"colors\":{\"62516\":{\"val\":\"var(--tcb-skin-color-0)\"}},\"gradients\":[]}}]}__CONFIG_colors_palette__<\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/podcast\" class=\"tcb-button-link tcb-plain-text\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tcb-button-texts\"><span class=\"tcb-button-text thrv-inline-text\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d71f1\">Misquoting Jesus Podcast<\/span><\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" id=\"article-title\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"42\" data-lineheight=\"58.8px\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7217\" style=\"\"><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Did the Dead Sea Scrolls Actually Prove the Old Testament Was Unchanged?<\/span> (vIDEO)<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7227\" style=\"\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7236\">Welcome to the home of <strong>Episode 185<\/strong> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" style=\"outline: none;\">Misquoting Jesus Podcast<\/a> with Bart Ehrman. &nbsp;Below, you can watch the entire episode, read its description, and see links to related resources.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_responsive_video thrv_wrapper tcb-lazy-load rv_style_white_tablet tcb-lazy-load-youtube\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-rel=\"0\" data-modestbranding=\"1\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16:9\" data-aspect-ratio-default=\"0\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cYkQjRUV788\" data-css=\"tve-u-19dfadc13e0\" data-float-position=\"top-left\" data-float-width-d=\"300px\" data-float-padding1-d=\"25px\" data-float-padding2-d=\"25px\" data-float-visibility=\"mobile\" style=\"\">\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"tve_responsive_video_container\" style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"tcb-video-float-container\"><div class=\"video_overlay\"><\/div><iframe title=\"Responsive Video\" class=\"tcb-responsive-video\" data-code=\"cYkQjRUV788\" data-hash=\"undefined\" data-provider=\"youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cYkQjRUV788?rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;controls=1&amp;showinfo=1&amp;fs=1&amp;wmode=transparent&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-type=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7253\" style=\"\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7267\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"42px\" style=\"\">links mentioned in this episode:<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-teach-solid\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7281\" style=\"\"><ul class=\"tcb-styled-list\"><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7296\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style tcb-local-vars-root tcb-icon-display\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d72a0\" style=\"\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" data-id=\"icon-teach-solid\" data-name=\"\" style=\"\"><path d=\"M20,17A2,2 0 0,0 22,15V4A2,2 0 0,0 20,2H9.46C9.81,2.61 10,3.3 10,4H20V15H11V17M15,7V9H9V22H7V16H5V22H3V14H1.5V9A2,2 0 0,1 3.5,7H15M8,4A2,2 0 0,1 6,6A2,2 0 0,1 4,4A2,2 0 0,1 6,2A2,2 0 0,1 8,4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d72b1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bartehrman.com\/JudaismBeforeJesus\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" style=\"outline: currentcolor;\">Judaism Before Jesus with Dr. John J. Collins<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"thrv-styled-list-item\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d72c9\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tcb-styled-list-icon\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_icon tve_no_drag tcb-no-delete tcb-no-clone tcb-no-save tcb-icon-inherit-style tcb-icon-display tcb-local-vars-root\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d72d3\" style=\"\"><svg class=\"tcb-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" data-id=\"icon-teach-solid\" data-name=\"\" style=\"\"><path d=\"M20,17A2,2 0 0,0 22,15V4A2,2 0 0,0 20,2H9.46C9.81,2.61 10,3.3 10,4H20V15H11V17M15,7V9H9V22H7V16H5V22H3V14H1.5V9A2,2 0 0,1 3.5,7H15M8,4A2,2 0 0,1 6,6A2,2 0 0,1 4,4A2,2 0 0,1 6,2A2,2 0 0,1 8,4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/div><span class=\"thrv-advanced-inline-text tve_editable tcb-styled-list-icon-text tcb-no-delete tcb-no-save\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d72e4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/courses\/?_gl=1*hfjfwc*_gcl_au*MTAxNzkyNzY0Ni4xNzc0OTk1NTU2*_ga*OTQ5NzQ4MTQzLjE3NzQ5OTU1NTY.*_ga_B0N531XLWQ*czE3NzgwMjQwNDkkbzYkZzEkdDE3NzgwMzAyMDQkajYwJGwwJGgxMDQ1MDIxNDA3\" target=\"_blank\">Bart Ehrman courses<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-type=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7305\" style=\"\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"42px\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7317\">episode description<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7321\" style=\"\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7333\" style=\"\">Disclaimer: We use an AI generation tool for episode summaries.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p data-end=\"672\" data-start=\"36\">Episode 185 explores why the Dead Sea Scrolls remain one of the most important archaeological discoveries in biblical studies and what they actually reveal about the transmission of the Hebrew Bible. Bart Ehrman explains how many conservative Christians historically believed the Old Testament had been copied perfectly across the centuries, unlike the New Testament, which was known to contain scribal changes. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 seemed, at first glance, to support that belief\u2014especially because the complete Isaiah scroll closely resembles the later Masoretic Hebrew text preserved in Codex Leningradensis.<\/p><p data-end=\"1181\" data-start=\"674\">But the conversation takes a more complicated turn when Bart discusses other biblical books found at Qumran, especially Jeremiah. Fragments of Jeremiah discovered among the scrolls align more closely with the shorter Greek Septuagint version than with the later Hebrew text, <strong>suggesting significant textual variation existed long before medieval Jewish scribes standardized copying practices<\/strong>. Bart argues this demonstrates that the Hebrew Bible was not transmitted with perfect uniformity over the centuries.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_symbol thrive-shortcode thrv_symbol_25109\" data-shortcode=\"thrive_symbol\" data-id=\"25109\" data-selector=\".thrv_symbol_25109\"><div class=\"thrive-shortcode-config\" style=\"display: none !important\">__CONFIG_post_symbol__{\"id\":\"25109\"}__CONFIG_post_symbol__<\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\">The episode also explores why the scrolls matter far beyond textual criticism. The Dead Sea Scrolls provide an <strong>unprecedented window into Jewish diversity before Jesus, especially the beliefs of the Essenes and their apocalyptic worldview.<\/strong> Bart explains how these writings illuminate the broader religious environment that shaped early Christianity and help scholars better understand the world Jesus and his followers inhabited.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-type=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7348\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"30\" data-lineheight=\"42px\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7354\">ready to dive deeper?<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7378\"><strong>Related Courses offered by Bart Ehrman and\/or Paths in Biblical Studies:<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-styled_list\" data-icon-code=\"icon-teach-solid\" data-css=\"tve-u-69fa95ce2d7382\" style=\"\"><ul 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