A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE MOST NUMEROUS COPIES OF OLD TESTAMENT TEXTS FOUND AMONG THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS AND THE MOST QUOTED OLD TESTAMENT PASSAGES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
| Top 10 Old Testament references
found in the New Testament |
Top 10 Old Testament texts found at Qumran
(number of copies found in the Dead Sea Scrolls) |
||
| 1. Psalms | 79 | 1. Psalms | 34 |
| 2. Isaiah | 66 | 2. Deuteronomy | 27 |
| 3. Deuteronomy | 54 | 3. Isaiah | 24 |
| 4. Exodus | 44 | 4. Genesis | 20 |
| 5. Genesis | 39 | 5. Exodus | 14 |
| 6. Minor Prophets | 30 | 6. Leviticus | 9 |
| 7. Leviticus | 17 | 7. Daniel | 8 |
| 8. Daniel | 5 | 8. Minor Prophets | 8 |
| 9. Jeremiah | 5 | 9. Jeremiah | 6 |
| 10. Proverbs | 4 | 10. Ezekiel | 6 |
Michal Hunt © 2000