# Corpus: Dead Sea Scrolls

## Overview
The DSS represent a preserved textual library rather than a finalized canon.

Contents include:
- Hebrew Bible manuscripts
- sectarian writings
- apocalyptic literature
- works like 1 Enoch, Jubilees, Tobit

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## Key Observations

### Presence of 1 Enoch
- multiple Aramaic manuscripts
- indicates preservation and transmission

### Presence of Tobit
- Aramaic and Hebrew fragments
- suggests circulation in same environment

### Presence of Jubilees
- strong overlap in themes with Enoch

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## Interpretive Implications

- Enoch is not isolated
- appears within a cluster of texts
- suggests a shared textual environment

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## Relationship Types

- Enoch ↔ Jubilees → SHARED_MOTIF / FRAMEWORK
- Enoch ↔ Tobit → POSSIBLE MATRIX PARTICIPATION

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## Notes
- Avoid assuming sect identity (Essene, etc.)
- Treat as textual evidence, not sociological certainty

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## Cautions
- Proximity ≠ uniform authority
- Requires careful claim boundaries
