Copies of the Bible dating to the 14th century A.D. are nearly identical in content to copies from the 3rd century A.D. When the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, scholars were shocked to see how similar they were to other ancient copies of the Old Testament, even though the Dead Sea Scrolls were hundreds of years older than anything previously discovered.
Nakala ya Biblia ya karne ya 14 AD ii karibu sana kwa maudhui ya nakala kutoka karne ya 3 AD. Wakati nakala za bahari ya Shamu ziligunduliwa, wasomi walishangaa kwa kuona jinsi zimekaribiana na nakala nyingine ya kale ya Agano la Kale, hata kama nakala za Bahari ya Shamu zilikua za miaka Zaidi ya kitu chochote awali kugunduliwa.