the 7 scrolls of the dead sea scrolls were found in a cave in november 1951 - february 1952.
when were the 7 scrolls of the dead sea scrolls found in a cave?
november 1951 - february 1952
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abegg first became acquainted with the dead sea scrolls during his graduate work at the hebrew university in jerusalem. in 1987 he returned to the states, and completed his dissertation at the hebrew union college in cincinnati on the war scroll from qumran cave 1. during his time at the hebrew union college, abegg began to collaborate with professor ben zion wacholder. john strugnell, chief editor of the scrolls, had sent wacholder a copy of the secret concordance of the dead sea scrolls the editors were using at the time. using this concordance, abegg created a computerized database for the dead sea scrolls texts. abegg decided to publish this material while he was completing his dissertation. though this made dead sea scrolls studies more convenient, abegg was met with fury. many influential scholars had been kept away from the materials while the editorial team worked on their first edition of scroll translation. those who had the privilege of working with the scrolls were angry that their work had been undermined. however, abegg's publication broke a forty-year monopoly on the scrolls, allowing scholars of all kinds access to examine the artifacts. furthermore, abegg's work on the concordance gave him the opportunity to create computer research tools in association with accordance bible software for dead sea scrolls research. essentially, abegg's work accelerated dead sea scrolls research.
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