{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Apologetics Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org","title":"Could New Dead Sea Scrolls Research Help to Confirm the Reliability of the Bible? - Apologetics Press","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TWrea5Sv53\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/could-new-dead-sea-scrolls-research-help\/\">Could New Dead Sea Scrolls Research Help to Confirm the Reliability of the Bible?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/could-new-dead-sea-scrolls-research-help\/embed\/#?secret=TWrea5Sv53\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Could New Dead Sea Scrolls Research Help to Confirm the Reliability of the Bible?&#8221; &#8212; Apologetics Press\" data-secret=\"TWrea5Sv53\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/apologeticspress.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LI-New-Dead-Sea-Scrolls-Research-JR-02.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1077,"description":"A fascinating new peer-reviewed journal article, recently published in the open access journal PLoS One, presents data that may challenge the long-held scholarly consensus that the book of Daniel reached its final form between 167 and 164 B.C.1 The problem with this consensus, as I have attempted to show,2 is that the book of Daniel represents itself as a product of the sixth century. Simply put, one has a hard time harmonizing the critical scholarly theory of Daniel\u2019s date with a firm belief in the Bible\u2019s reliability. Most critical scholars simply jettison the book of Daniel as a reliable source, treating its main characters as legendary. For example, a leading critical scholar in the field states, \u201cAccording to the consensus of modern critical scholarship, the stories about Daniel and his friends are legendary in character, and the hero himself most probably never existed.\u201d3 This consensus has gone unthreatened among liberal scholars for more than a century."}