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Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls

The question is whether or not the Dead Sea Scrolls reference Jesus in any way. There is almost no evidence to point to Jesus, and the Scrolls were written 30 years before he was born. It does however contain a version of Isaiah 61 that includes the phrase, “The dead are raised”. This deals with the messiah. So, this messianic phrase is the one reference in the Dead Sea Scrolls for Jesus.