The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Greatest Archaeological Find of the 20th Century

[@HahnJames]

The Dead Sea Scrolls also offered Greek language scholars an opportunity to greatly enhance their understanding of the Greek that was in use at the time the scrolls were written. This lead to greater accuracy in translating the ancient Greek into modern languages

[@HarrisonHolmstrom]

Google is free my guy. Do your research next time. It’s the Roman gods and ancient scrolls, not Greek. The Greek gods were no where present in the scrolls, stop the misinformation.

[@HahnJames]

@@HarrisonHolmstrom You talkin to me, dude?

[@lavalleeverdun]

@@HahnJames Those who cry loudest about "misinformation" are quite often those most guilty of perpetuating it. The Book of Psalms in Septuagint Greek was found among these Dead Sea scrolls. While many of these scrolls (the later ones) are practically photocopies of the Masoretic text, this isn't the case for the older scrolls. Combined together, many ancient translations of the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Greek Septuagint corroborate readings that have vanished from the standard Hebrew Masoretic. Theologians from the 1800s to the 1950s banged the drum singing: "The Septuagint is a 'loose translation'!" song. But with the slow but steady release of the DSS texts, we now see that, in many cases, the weight of evidence is against the Masoretic where there is a discrepancy between these.

[@slcpunk2740]

The real treasure is the friends they made along the way. 🤭

[@SRFriso94]

Well, for some, it's clearly the money they made along the way by selling forgeries :D

[@wolfcat1998]

Tell that to the Canaanites.

[@SkunkApe407]

I know I've said this to you before, but SLC Punk is a highly underrated movie. Matt Lillard was awesome in it, and Devon Sawa's character was tragically hilarious. Heroin Bob dying still hits me right in the feels. That movie and Train Spotting are the only reason I still own a VCR. Watching them any other way just seems wrong.

[@slcpunk2740]

@@wolfcat1998 too soon?

[@ittositto6494]

Tell that to the tithers

[@mafiousbj]

Simon: I know almost nothing about the Dead Sea Scrolls 90% of people clicking this video: me neither mate, that's why I'm here

[@Sideprojects]

legends

[@jeancharles9610]

@@Sideprojects The only book containing incitement to mass murders + legends made up by a criminal fake prophet is the coran

[@TheDrunkenBard]

@@jeancharles9610 May I ask, hast thou read the Quran from 'kiver to kiver' ?

[@gdigital13]

@@jeancharles9610 Talmud

[@joshuahalpern4426]

@@jeancharles9610 How about the crusades and the murder of generation of Jews through pogroms? Coran has nothing to do with these atrocities

[@524jdd]

All of Simon's channels are slowly becoming business blaze. And I'm not complaining 😂

[@Shadyshooter]

100% this

[@cabe_bedlam]

Today I Geo Mega Blaze Side Bios

[@halawaty]

Yes!!

[@jacksonplymale3355]

Oh boy we found the scrolls now we have to build 100 ft tall robot cyborgs to fight a bunch of angels

[@QankoIvanov]

Dont joke with that. Angels are real

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

We can wait till after the second impact.

[@Eltiburonmma]

@@QankoIvanov hopefully kaworu comes

[@SwervinStr850]

Micheal the arc angel can destroy all of humanity on his own as it is written good luck

[@Bigbadredg14nt]

Simon says he'll learn from making a video. Also simon: i read it and dont retain ANYTHING

[@barrydysert2974]

OGBB !:-) 🖖

[@cabe_bedlam]

"So that was a fucking lie?"

[@angryatheist]

Just to add my five cents I’ll say COCAINE

[@Sideprojects]

I'm a contradiction I guess.

[@angrydoggy9170]

@@Sideprojects I would love to see you do an episode on the Nag Hammadi texts. It deserves more attention.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:45 - Chapter 1 - Discovery 2:20 - Chapter 2 - Contents 4:30 - Chapter 3 - Authors 7:00 - Chapter 4 - Forgeries, legends & the black market

[@chefgav1]

Says contains a wealth of information but nothing about what they contain

[@Jason-tz7ir]

Who asked

[@prestonscott73]

“These compromise what we know today...” Your word usage is just astounding, maybe outstanding, one could even say outlandish - whatever those words mean and whichever one is best.

[@rpNerd]

All are correct, but vary slightly in the interpreted implications of the overall esteem placed on the writing. The writing can leave you speechless in awe, can show you a greater standard of usage than is commonly heard, and is sometimes a little bizarre, but all are complimentary and applicable in their own ways. (From a vocabulary Nerd)

[@admiraltiberius1989]

I saw the Dead Sea Scrolls in person as they traveled the world, it was pretty incredible. Would love to see them again.

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

And they’d love to see you too, buddy.

[@admiraltiberius1989]

@@TheRealCaptainFreedom thank you Captain !!!! Carry on !!!!

[@SkunkApe407]

I am insanely envious of you for that. I'm a Land Surveyor and have worked on a handful of archaeological digs, but none that have yielded anything of that historical magnitude. I absolutely love world history, and would give most anything to have an opportunity to give the Dead Sea Scrolls even the most cursory of inspections. The fact that you've seen them in person is beyond cool in my opinion. Definitely a story for the grandkids.

[@philiphicks1273]

I saw the Dead Sea scrolls when they were only sick...

[@admiraltiberius1989]

@@SkunkApe407 it was at the museum in Houston Texas. An awe inspiring sight to see something so old and important. Up their up with the Declaration of Independence and a Guttenberg Bible.

[@angelitabecerra]

Fun Fact; I've seen the Dead Sea Scrolls. They were on a traveling exhibit at a museum in a big city near me at the time. I'm not religious, and definitely not Christian. But I love history, and was like this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. So I went and saw them. Quite fragmented, of course. And since I didn't know any of the language(s) on them I couldn't read them, sadly. But was still really cool to be around something so old and so newly discovered. Rather see an ancient Egyptian exhibit though, personally

[@KEVMAN7987]

Indiana Jones has to go through a ridiculous adventure to find things like this when in real life it's usually kids and their soccer ball accidentally stumbling on them.

[@abj136]

No, not usually. Other scrolls found have involved very sophisticated spelunking expeditions. Other discoveries are very tedious sifting through dirt layer by layer.

[@tamasmihaly1]

Simon has a lot to say. I'm glad he's found a venue where he feels safe doing so. That's nice.

[@DAD5447]

It’s the Business Blaze seeping through

[@StevenLockey]

@Vlad Tepes SMASH THAT DISLIKE BUTTON 🤣

[@kevinpope5934]

Where he feels comfortable showing them is business blaze

[@StevenLockey]

@@kevinpope5934 or just his coke habit? 🤣

[@robertbjgvch190]

That's a weird thing too say.. Who wouldn't feel safe?

[@Brandazzo22]

I took a shot everytime you said "greatest archeological find of the 20 first century" and I got pretty hammered

[@gnarlydude6212]

Must be a lightweight

[@Cristobolon]

Tech tip: use a "de esser" in your voice track. Great vid!

[@thesamuelnam]

Was looking for this comment.

[@TeddyParker]

@@thesamuelnam Yep, thought I had clicked on some kinda 5 year old first starting out video of Simon's. Wonder who does his editing and why they let this through

[@nolakillabeast]

Dude Im so high right now I was sure I was just tripping but the S is actually grilling my brain lol. Thanks !

[@reedleatherware]

Thank you!

[@mattymattyonga]

Thanks - now I can't unhear it. Time to find a different video.

[@kenknight5983]

Just to make something clear, the Tanakh IS the Old Testament, it's just that a Jewish bible has the books in a different order: T N K T=Torah (the Law) N=Neviim (the prophets) K=Ketuviim (the writings) So instead of Genesis to Malachi, the same books are ordered Genesis to 2 Chronicles

[@skipper4126]

Looking forward too your videos on Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.

[@swanee327]

OR Marvel?!... Like, dude should just sell his TV, clearly. All 3.. My lord.

[@christinebenson518]

@@swanee327 He has seen Captain America, 2 Star Wars and I think The Fellowship of the Ring. I believe he's claimed to have seen the first Harry Potter movie as well. I agree with you though. The odds that someone doesn't like any of those franchises is so small.

[@TheTotallyRealXiJinping]

To*

[@Beryllahawk]

Way back in college I took courses from a professor who was as close to a real life Indiana Jones as I've ever seen. He specialized specifically in studying the archaeology of the Holy Land, and took summer trips there every other year (usually with a dozen students in tow). He went on and on about the Dead Sea Scrolls, naturally! I have always been quite fascinated by the story of how they were found and why they were so well preserved. The classes I was taking were technically "religion" courses, but honestly, with this professor in charge, it was more like a very focused "history of Biblical times." Even to the point of including information about just what various apocryphal texts deal with, and why they weren't included in canon (or at least the best guess scholars had at that time, which was, let's just say a loooong time ago haha) Fabulous video, very well done!

[@dovbarleib3256]

Are you speaking about Vendyl Jones?? I knew him personally.

[@Beryllahawk]

@@dovbarleib3256 I'm afraid not, sorry. My professor was named Dr Dan Browning :)

[@anarchyantz1564]

Business Blaze Simon is slowly oozing out of his other channels like a night after a FreyBentos Pie & Marmalade pot noodle fuelled night washed down with Radiator moonshine.

[@dominicdoyle3622]

Radiator moonshine!! Love that!!! Most likely true too!!!

[@lospollinos1978]

Now I’m concerned about giant robots and angels. If you know, you know.

[@alandesordi]

ah i see you are a man of culture as well !

[@lospollinos1978]

@@alandesordi also a man of tang

[@mayaretrac5589]

Still waiting for the big tang

[@8kuji]

don't forget about the instrumentality of humanity

[@XDieKillDieX]

No matter how concerned you are, you mustn't run away.

[@badger297]

Your sense of humor on these videos is why this is my favorite channel of yours

[@TheCiroth]

Simon saying he wants to learn something by doing a video on it...Business Blaze Viewers: We found that to be a lie. Simon pays zero attention to what he reads for us.

[@ShethTora]

That was my thought. We will get a BB video in like a month where Danny references the scrolls and Simon states he knows nothing about them.

[@jbuechler2476]

You said it before I did. All our fellow Legends know that he reads it, speaks it, but does not retain any of it.

[@annawarren-sullivan7630]

Funny you should say that... when I read aloud I rarely retain or even know what I have read many times. But if I read silently I make a perfect score on reading comprehension on the ACT. Interesting. Simon should have a video re: this phenomenon.....👊

[@BenjaminKarter]

The Dead Sea Scrolls are estimated to have been written between 150 BCE and 70 CE. The region where the scrolls were found was officially given the name Palestine later in 135 CE by the Romans. In your video you say " where found in ancient Palestine" . Would it be more accurate to say the scrolls where found in Judea?

[@stavriminev5325]

Uhm isn't it Herodotus who gives the name Pelestine? Many regions have names, doesn't make them autonomous States.

[@joshuahalpern4426]

@@stavriminev5325 "Palestina" was coined by Emperor Hadrian for the Philistines, whom he thought to have been the mortal enemies of the Jews, instead of Judea, which was part of the ancient Holy Land. He also changed the name of Jerusalem to AElia Capitolina and exterminated most of the Jews while deported the remaining Jewish population. For most of the Jews, denial of these historical facts is akin to denying the Holocaust. Thank god Jews can defend today themselves from their deniers and oppressors!

[@jake_]

The name "Palaistine" first appears in Herodotus' "Histories" more than half a millennia before the Romans entered the region. it was also used by many other ancient writers long before the Romans. How the various locals called their land is another matter. You would be surprised how many countries today are called by a name that has nothing to do with what the locals call themselves or their country: "Germany", "Finland", "Greece" etc.

[@zeiddouak9833]

@@joshuahalpern4426 What we still don't know is ? How much is the holy land ? the "entire" holy land ? Because ALLAH gave all of it to them so no one can change this word only ALLAH . And ALLAH is the only one who can punish them. ( يا قومِ ادخلوا الأرض المقدسة التي كتب اللاهُ لكم و لا ترتدوا على أدباركم فتنقلبوا خاسرين ) المائدة 21 You know why no one is speaking about that - even Jews - ? 1.Because they're hiddening the REAL STORY of PHIR3AWN { THE people of FIR3AWN were not Egyptians ...In Fact : they were more than chineese people in number.... } 2. The holy LAND is not only for Jews, It is for All of BENI-ISRAEL : Jews are a few part of them + christians ( the ones who have the original version of holy Book ) + Sabi-een + non-believers ... It is ALLAH word "before all and above all" and no one should refuse The word Of ALLAH why do "our religion speakers" hidden the truth ? Simply because they Hate what ALLAH SAYS ; They just wannna worship ALLAH as they loyyyke... Not as He Orders SO actual humanity will face the same "PAINFUL+ SHAMEFUL end" of 1st humanities who built those mysterious , giant monuments that we think "Grandpaaas civilization".... all over the EARTH. Such liar humanity...we don't know even WHO are we ? What's our real IDENTITY ? Let alone "WHY ARE WE in this DOUNYA life" ? wHAT'S HAPENING WRITE NOW ALL OVER THE EARTH is "WARNING MESSENGERS FROM THE SUPREME KING OF LIFE AND UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING...: ALLAAAAAH ( وَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ فَأَيَّ آيَاتِ اللَّاهِ تُنْكِرُونَ (81) أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ كَانُوا أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّةً وَآثَارًا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَمَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ (82) فَلَمَّا جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَرِحُوا بِمَا عِنْدَهُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ وَحَاقَ بِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ (83) فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا بَأْسَنَا قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِاللَّاهِ وَحْدَهُ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِ مُشْرِكِينَ (84) فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنْفَعُهُمْ إِيمَانُهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَوْا بَأْسَنَا سُنَّتَ اللَّاهِ الَّتِي قَدْ خَلَتْ فِي عِبَادِهِ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ الْكَافِرُونَ ) غافر ( فأهلكنا أشد منهم بطشا و مضى مثل الأولين ) الزخرف8 ( و لنذيقنّهم من العذاب الأدنى دون العذاب الأكبر لعلّهم يرجعون } السجدة 21 No one is allowed to translate the Word of ALLAH

[@TheRandompaint]

@@zeiddouak9833 dude get off the crack

[@MrSomeRedditor]

"Just like the Earth: it's not a few thousand years old, is it... IS it... IS IT?" Oh Simon, you slay me.

[@catpantsfriday8423]

It is :)

[@heatherdale5571]

A fun short read of the finding/acquiring some of the scroll pieces. It's supposedly written by J.M. Allegro, one of the men who was on that original find. c.1956 Recommended! "Th Dead Sea Scrolls"

[@peterpayne2219]

For any non-anime fans, the Evangelion series is basically based around the Dead Sea Scrolls. Basically, when the Second Impact happens, killing 1/2 the world’s population and causing mysterious Angels to start attacking Japan, it was all foretold in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Because director Hideki Anno loves to put silly sources in his anime.

[@Mortico88]

Yeah it was cool and mysterious, but no such thing is in the scrolls of course. I think NGE explained that the scrolls they were referring to were secret ones, hidden from the public. It's cool though.

[@alandesordi]

ah i see you are a man of culture as well

[@mzple]

Saw them in person it was incredible. Being able to recognize some of the Hebrew letters was amazing!

[@janrabie1890]

The DS Scrolls have provided Old Testament manuscripts approximately 1,000 years older than our previous oldest manuscript. The Dead Sea Scrolls have demonstrated that the Old Testament was accurately transmitted during this interval. In addition, they provide a wealth of information on the times leading up to, and during, the life of Christ ”. -Dr. Bryant Wood, archaeologist.

[@janrabie1890]

@thought giver Agreed. People are easily offended by the truth....

[@jimbeam2299]

God doesn’t exist and you believe in fairytales. Seriously, Star Wars is as real as Christianity lmao

[@janrabie1890]

@@jimbeam2299 You sound like someone who is trying to convince himself.

[@skkhammuansangngaihte4989]

​@@jimbeam2299you genuinely sound like someone who thinks he is way smarter than anyone else

[@jimbeam2299]

@@skkhammuansangngaihte4989 it's not my fault you aren't very bright

[@ChalyntheRed]

Maybe Simon should do a video on Tolkien and the impact of his writing on modern storytelling. Tolkien was a pretty interesting guy himself.

[@surferdude4487]

Good luck with that. Simon hates all things LOTR.

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

He already did…

[@stephjovi]

He did one. It was glorious to watch him cringe and admit later that he didn't look up any pronunciation, he hates LOTR too much 🤣

[@DeadmanRedux]

@@surferdude4487 How do you know Simon hates LOTR? Did he mention it somewhere?

[@DeadmanRedux]

@@stephjovi How do you know Simon hates LOTR? Did he mention it somewhere?

[@petergrams6390]

Now all I’m thinking about is a megaprojects episode about building the MCU

[@DiscoveryBalochistan]

Hey Simon..... I smashed the Like button and I broke my phone screen🤪

[@JosephEGlaser]

@Simon your pronunciation of "Tanakh" (תנך) is pretty good!

[@davidhawkshaw4542]

Should the scrolls not “comprise” rather than “compromise”?🤔

[@annawarren-sullivan7630]

😬👊

[@jg5520]

My professor at University was and I assume still is doing research on the Dead Sea Scrolls and I had the opportunity to converse with her about it many times during my studies. Absolutely fascinating and incredibly intriguing works

[@paulcaridi4964]

In the future we won't have school..we'll have Simon on KZbin.

[@bluesira]

The future is now.

[@wilsondaily826]

My one complaint is the assertion that the study of religious texts isn't scientific. Theology is actually a scientific discipline, at least when practiced legitimately and in academia. My parents are theologians by proxy (father has a Ph.D. in American Religious History and mother has a M.Div. and M.A. in Theology), so I've learned quite a bit about the discipline's scientific rigor. Interpretations of texts, faith, and beliefs may differ (as interpretations of data and facts in all disciplines have the propensity to do), but when produced legitimately and in good faith by scholars, theological studies are rigorously researched and enforced primarily, if not exclusively, through evidentiary analysis.

[@dawvidben-huir8101]

That is why the Tanak and the Brit Ha-Dassa ,is trustworthy and reliable. 🕎🌏🌍🌎✝️

[@liammozz]

It's still soft science and shouldn't be compared to hard science. They are diffrent things and social sciences are taken with a bucket of salt

[@CameronAdelseck]

It isn’t a scientific study because it assumes the truth of a claim without evidence. It isn’t scientific for the same reason astrology isn’t.

[@the_endgame]

"Analyzing theology" is a "scientific discipline". The content that literally is the theology being analyzed is not a "scientific discipline" because it's myth/not real.

[@Varizen87]

I love the opening for the mere fact I know Simon might make a video on it, but he blacks out and doesn't remember a word he read in front of a camera. I think Sam would have a meme for this.

[@Departmentofpoetry]

In my humble opinion the next Dead Sea Scrolls will be an old laptop found in a bog.

[@Zenkujo]

"I know embarassingly little about Star Wars" - said on May the Fourth.... Coincidence?... I think not!

[@JJ-si4qh]

That's pretty awesome that if you want to know about anything, you just have someone write an episode about it

[@hopegold883]

Glad you’re covering this! Did I hear something about another new discovery from the same era? Follow up? PS “Comprise”, not “compromise”.

[@leoncarpenter958]

Thank you, I had to stop and find this comment ...I knew it'd be here.... before I could continue.

[@calebstone22]

Did I miss of mentioning of the accuracy of the scribes and scholarship through all the coping and translating? That’s why it was so important to the Christian communities and general people. It showed it had stayed intact and things like “it’s changed over the years like the children’s game Telephone”

[@whitneymacdonald4396]

Of course, also over the years they threw out huge sections of the text that they didn't like- like the Thomas Gospel. That, I'm afraid, is the real legacy of the Christian faith: choosing what to believe based on your own world view vs. what Christ actually intended.

[@slytlygufy]

Your understanding of the rejection of the heretical gnostic texts like Thomas is incredibly ignorant.

[@Adam-xd9tr]

@@whitneymacdonald4396 That's because the Gospel of Thomas is a blatantly heretical text that teaches Gnosticism. It was written after the lifetime of the disciple Thomas (in stark contrast with the rest of the Gospels, and indeed authorship was incredibly important to early Christians. The book of Hebrews was debated to be included because it's author was unknown) and the supposed "sayings" of Jesus included in the book are not repeated elsewhere in the Bible and don't even line up with the foundation of his teachings in other books. It was roundly rejected by Church Leaders as heretical and never accepted as actual canon.

[@unfortdork]

Love ALL of these channels! Maybe I haven't run across one yet, but how about a top 5/10 list of women who had the credit stolen? I feel like you could present this in a fairly non-divisive light.

[@davidanderson_surrey_bc]

I'd have to check my facts on this, but I recall reading some time ago that one of the scrolls, 1st Samuel, tells the story of David and Goliath. This rendition of the book is the earliest one known to exist, and describes the height of Goliath (in ancient Jewish terms, of course) as 6-foot-9, and not 9-foot-6 as later versions have it. Six-foot-nine would be a wholly acceptable figure given for a "giant" of the day, considering the average height of Semitic males at the time was about 5-foot-4. It appears that a later transcriber of the book may have unintentionally (or perhaps intentionally) transposed the numbers of cubits and spans used to measure the Philistine's height.

[@J5L5M6]

Aside from the Dead Sea Scrolls, I'm pleased to hear that we share topics of disinterest.

[@wartem]

RIP headphone users. Where did you find that microphone?

[@joycejames8461]

Simon's sibilance is simply shocking.

[@pointman1921]

Thought I was the only one. SSSSSsssssssss......

[@_aavara]

Didn't bothered me before reading this comment 😶, and now I can only listen Sssssssss

[@Dutch-Maker]

Yeah so bad... even without headphones

[@solooverland3666]

Simon found the SSS microphone next to the Dead Sea Scrolls, “perhaps the greatest archeological discovery of the 20th century”

[@philippvoid1800]

Simon's purpose in life is to educate and amuse us

[@goofygoober5952]

Perhaps sometime you could cover the discovery of the rosetta stone eventually, Simon.

[@SecretsOfScripture]

"What an incredible transformation! From darkness to light, your story radiates hope. May your home be a haven of love, your family a source of endless joy, and your identity as a child of God a constant source of strength. Hallelujah to the power of faith! 🌟🏡❤

[@mossyslopes]

2:13 - Not so. Quoted from The Guardian Article dated - Tue 16 Mar 2021 "Israeli archaeologists have unearthed two dozen Dead Sea scroll fragments from a remote cave in the Judean Desert, the first discovery of such Jewish religious texts in more than half a century. “For the first time in approximately 60 years, archaeological excavations have uncovered fragments of a biblical scroll,” the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said in a statement."

[@Se7eNBlack]

But they aren't in the bible museum bc they're fakes.

[@DAD5447]

I love watching the business blaze seep into all of your other channels

[@robknapp8647]

Topic Suggestion. Every year approximately 20,000 bicyclists of all ages (many ride drunk and that's OK) ride across Iowa in 1 week and it's called RAGBRAI. Often the towns that host each night have a population of a few thousand people. I believe it is the largest group tour in the world and it happens every year.

[@pamcolding4279]

I'm in!

[@AnaleenAelwyn]

I grew up in IA. Can confirm! Anyone who says "Iowa is flat" I challenge to do RAGBRAI and then tell me it's flat. 🤣

[@515ventures3]

"Know Thyself" They won't be able to hide anything anymore! Intuition will guide us!

[@lacyLor]

Why do we always expect people from the past have left us treasure maps?

[@gillafunk]

This content NEVER gets old. Off.the. Hook 👏🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@avengerXable]

as a Romanian I appreciate seeing the bible written in romanian at 0:34 thanks simon's editor

[@pepumarius2006]

I was totally not believing it and had to look again

[@TheCorpsehatch]

Need to get that Lord of the Rings and Silmarillion Geographics video.

[@franciscobuenrostro3891]

I majored in history. I learned in a class in college that some of the scrolls were tossed into a fire to make a home warmer. The family that found some of these scrolls did not know the importance. Ouch! What could have been in those lost scrolls?

[@Spartan265]

I always hate hearing stories like that because it's probably happened a lot. And I always think to myself "how the fuck can you be so dumb, it's clearly old and maybe important. The fuck you destroy it for?"

[@matthoward7645]

@@Spartan265 cause literally most. People don't care they have important things like warmth to think of

[@williamharris8367]

The finders would have not been able to read the language the manuscript was written in, and they very probably would have considered it heretical if they could. Either way, the most reasonable thing to do is what they did.

[@barri12]

Please do something about the Summerians. That culture is often overlooked and underated

[@Charonupthekuiper]

I remember seeing the Dead Sea Scrolls, or some of them at least, in Manchester in the 60s. The city has the country’s second largest Jewish community and most appeared to be in the huge queue.

[@user-ni8rl6pf4q]

At least for once he was actually honest about not knowing what he was talking about.

[@CarefreeStoney]

2:29 you say 'ancient Palestine' and then the scrolls were dated to around 300-100BCE yet Hadrian did not rename Judea (Israel) as part of Syria Paelestina until 135CE so it was not ancient Palestine but ancient Judea/Israel... can you please correct this revisionism?

[@skkhammuansangngaihte4989]

I agree it stupid

[@bklolzz]

That type of logic, for Simon to learn about topics he feels like he lacks a background in while earning money is solid.

[@roberthudson1959]

The more that I listen to Simon, the more I am convinced that Britons and Americans speak distinct languages.

[@benzomanic2972]

I feel bad when Simon has to remind me to hit the like button 🤦. I always forget!!!

[@DarrenHarrison7160]

Me reading your comment thinking oh yeah lol

[@stephjovi]

True legends hit the like button while the video starts! But now I know why KZbinrs constantly say Hit the like button

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Interesting and worthwhile video.

[@Incubansoul]

Just wanted to say that the beard is looking glorious lmao

[@Mrgunsngear]

Thanks

[@mickeynissan9887]

Kumran is not an occupied part of the Palestinian West Bank. Unless you think all of Israel is occupied Palestine. In which case - evidence, the scrolls are in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. Not Arabic or “Palestinian” (which doesn’t exist as a language). The word palatine was attached to that land by the romans, many years after those scrolls.

[@k.jespersen6145]

Thank you for the summary. This would make a good introduction to someone trying to decide whether to study the subject or not. Note: I subscribed to this and others of your channels because your organization seemed to treat things neutrally and generally respectfully of other viewpoints, and you focused on presenting facts without pressing your own opinions. Anymore, though, there is a distinct drift toward condemning diverse viewpoints. This is, obviously, your choice and prerogative, but please note that you may be losing viewers that way.

[@BryanScott21]

Yeah I agree. Like anyone alive today was around 1000's of yrs ago, to use the scientific method to conclude, as a FACT, how old the Earth is...Carbon dating is a farce and laughably inaccurate as well. It's just narrative pushing, that's been going on since the beginning.

[@ippy6896]

Hearing Simon doesnt know something is about as shocking news I’ve heard all day

[@jackalbright4599]

2:06 Simon doesn’t know the difference between “comprise“ and “compromise“.. sooo... don’t be too shocked.

[@jbrisby]

Of all the words Simon doesn't know how to pronounce, "Isaiah" is the most unsettling.

[@midnitetoker420]

@Simon As a lifelong Hebrew speaker, I applaud you on your "ch" sounds!

[@balazslengyel6950]

You say they contained a wealth of information, but you don't tell us what it was. The history of the find is fascinating, but you fail to speak about the actual content of the scrolls.

[@matthewbloemker2115]

... thus providing a segue for a follow-up video.

[@Dougy359]

He did state what they were though. They were books of the Bible. These are some of the oldest most complete ancient texts from the Bible and show that the books were not revised to fit a narrative later as some had claimed

[@allanhutton]

He kind of failed to point to the fact that the Isaiah scrolls carbon date prior to Jesus by around 120 years. The messianic told in Isaiah 53-54 is rather profound when you think it was written before Jesus lived.

[@shurnbrendt7581]

@@allanhutton Absolutely this. Which is why choosing to believe or not believe Scripture and the testimonies comes down to faith in either direction. Most people just choose to believe the evidence for Scripture is a conspiracy of power grabbing. It’s hard to justify that viewpoint for anyone who knows the history, the texts, and the meanings.

[@allanhutton]

@Frank BeansIt was a short comment on something rather profoundly important left out. That fact is the DSS also contain historical philosophy that had nothing to do with Jewish culture. The fact that they preserved Isaiah but did not necessarily follow Christ makes it even more profound. It would have been in there interest to remove Isaiah 53/54. Its kind of like if I was a muslim and Christians kept the first copy of the Koran both has the impact of legitimacy on its preservation and highlights the text individual importance as it would not be in the christians interest.

[@bluenose1744]

Really like this channel. Very interesting.

[@whitneymacdonald4396]

You skill as a narrator is illustrated by your ability to present material that you admittedly know little about in such a way that you come across as an expert. Impressive.

[@mv11000]

Simon's living room is cozy and tastefully lit (if that's what it is, his living room).

[@CashelOConnolly]

It’s a basement he rents to record his videos

[@cafecitoconazucar]

The sound of the 'S' kills my ears everytime.

[@Quarter2nine845]

Every SINGLE one lol

[@cafecitoconazucar]

@@Quarter2nine845 I had to quit watching the vide because it triggered my tinitus.

[@wandaholmes7125]

Thanks Simon

[@bpisan]

Love your vids. Have you considered including sources in the description or a link to a bibliography page? Seams fitting considering the breadth of content you cover.

[@YeeSoest]

I had to rewatch this right away, the ending was so profound I didn't feel like I had grasped the full weight of the discovery. I guess I am now officially on Whistler Pilot. KZbin Jesus, take the wheel

[@mxechx]

I like how Simon is all giggles this episode like he’s trying very hard to convey the fact that he finds this subject ridiculous

[@SergeMarx]

he sure tries hard

[@frankhaugen]

Side/mega -projects suggestion: Simon Whistler channels! It could have been a perfect April fools joke for all the channels

[@Chuck-PK]

1:56 Dan Avidan dug those caves, he said so himself.

[@madsapper21b]

You should start another channel for your opinions on movies you've never seen and pop culture. Could be almost like business blaze

[@hashtag415]

I'm so old I remember when the Dead Sea was just getting sick.

[@zenolachance1181]

😁

[@Blinkptx]

You're definitely old enough for bad dad jokes that's for sure. 🙄

[@NobodyofNot]

I see this guy everywhere, how many channels does he host?!

[@SpikeWheelGaming]

You gotta check out Mike Winger on his “Bible Thinker” channel. He debunks much of what you say, and with research.

[@SpikeWheelGaming]

@Frank Beans Mike Winger does more research into everything he teaches than you have ever done in your life... The guy spent over 200 hours researching divorce and the Bible... You haven't even spent an hour researching the Bible itself, have you? I became a Christian because of the evidence of God both in my life, and scientifically. Don't shut yourself off to the only truth that matters because of a personal quarrel with something you don't want to acknowledge exists.

[@lelanicampher4813]

Thanks. Will check him out

[@robertphillips6296]

Have you done one on the Trans Alaska Highway built to connect Alaska and the Continental United States during WW2.

[@slake9727]

The Trans-Canada runs east to west, not north to south. It does not run to the 3 northern territories or the American border.

[@JosephEGlaser]

Saw them when exhibit came to NYC over 10 years ago. Worth seeing if you ever get the chance.

[@highpath4776]

Annoying that some went missing and got destroyed before coming to light, annoying.

[@donnaparker4759]

I got to see them in Charlotte, agree that it was very worth it.

[@jamesthekid6609]

Please do a video on the haymarket affair. A important event that not many people know about.

[@Nova_Needle]

You should do a story about that guy who tried to sue Pepsi into giving him a Harrier jet.

[@bamacopeland4372]

Already did

[@breddiemercader5021]

I love historical facts, more like this, and economics and politics hehehe

[@route2070]

Thank you Simon for not doing this in the Blaze.

[@TheWanderingN00b]

Hey man, with all due respect, your audio sounds a bit off this episode. The sibilance specifically was very strong to the point that listening on my phone, I actually can't understand you unless I'm right next to it. Even a couple feet away and all I get is the S's unless I turn it up all the way. And switching to normal speakers doesn't even seem to help... again I don't mean to be rude, but whatever setup you had this time definitely isn't working, or at least you need to look up the Isotope RX plugins👌 get some experience working with those and you'll be sounding crystal clear!

[@DarthFritter1]

Simon.....are you intoxicated? The intro was slurred! 🤣😂

[@jackalbright4599]

2:06 do they compromise what we know? Or do they comprise what we know? Come on Simon! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@PAN-km5qk]

That was a great video. Thanks. What do you think about a video about Web1.0 to Web3.0?? I think it would be very timely ;-)!!

[@gideonrestan6661]

Great video thank you. Wanted to point out that the area the kumran caves are located were never part of the West Bank even from Israel’s inception.

[@kmeyer7246]

It would have been interesting to compare the text of those old version to modern bibles- and how much of the text was changed...

[@Potatopot724]

The "old testament" is the same...the rest were heavily censored and edited by the church over the centuries

[@Sossboyjuney22]

Nothing changed with scrolls and the Old Testament… they are exactly the same as in the Bible depending on the translation

[@disconnected22]

“Ize-aye-ah” My dad was a Brit, and your pronunciation throws even me sometimes!

[@MerkhVision]

That’s how we say it in America too! How else are u supposed to pronounce it!?

[@jonnunn4196]

@@MerkhVision The most common I've heard is I - Zey - uh (actually last syllable as a schwa) I should note that the name Isaiah is itself a translation of his name. And even if we go back to the original Hebrew that there are some minor pronunciation differences between Biblical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew.

[@jeffreyhill1011]

@@MerkhVision I'm American and have never heard it pronounced like Simon did? This country is weird

[@angrydoggy9170]

The English language in all its forms seems to be specialised in butchering the pronunciation of foreign words. Hearing a native English speaker trying pronounce french always cracks me up.

[@Potatopot724]

@@jonnunn4196 the original Hebrew name is pronounced yeh-shy-uh. Hebrew itself hasn't actually changed that drastically since ancient times, especially compared to most other languages.