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The '''Dead Sea Scrolls''', also called the '''Secret Dead Sea Scrolls''', are a set of documents that serve as the primary guide and philosophy of [[SEELE]]. Little is known about the Dead Sea Scrolls from the series, except to what SEELE eludes to during their meetings throughout the series and what is stated in the [[Classified Information#Dead Sea Scrolls|Classified Information]] section of the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion 2]] video game.  
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The '''Dead Sea Scrolls''' is the in-universe name for a set of documents that serve as the primary guide and philosophy of [[Seele]]. Little is known about them, except for what Seele alludes to during their meetings and what is stated in the [[Classified Information#Dead Sea Scrolls|Classified Information]] section of the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion 2]] video game.  
  
==History==
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==In Evangelion==
  
It is known that the Scrolls were of [[First Ancestral Race|extraterrestrial origin]] and that they contained information on the [[Seed of Life|Seeds of Life]] and the [[Spear of Longinus]].<ref>[[Classified Information#Dead Sea Scrolls|Classified Information]]</ref> It is unknown how the Scrolls were planted upon Earth, or when the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in the series. Regardless, the secret organization known as SEELE discovered them and it transformed their entire society to the one we see in the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Evangelion]] series.<ref>[[Classified Information#Dead Sea Scrolls|Classified Information]]</ref> The Dead Sea Scrolls that were released to the public were portions of the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls which were devoid of any valuable information.
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It is known that the Scrolls are of [[First Ancestral Race|extraterrestrial origin]] and that they serve as a manual on the use and purposes of the contents of [[Black Moon|Black]]/[[White Moon|White]] Moon's: a [[Seed of Life]] and the [[Spear of Longinus]].<ref>[[Classified Information#Dead Sea Scrolls|Classified Information]]</ref>. They detail rules on how to use these items, and are often referred to as prophecy; to the extent of the order and times of release of the [[Angels (Adam's_Children)|Angels]].
  
(For more on the real-life Dead Sea Scrolls, see the Notes section below.)
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Seele possessed vast wealth and power, and being founded as a religious organisation, they funded investigations into relics of their faith. This culminated with the excavation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The irrelevant discoveries were released to the public as the Dead Sea Scrolls, while the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls were kept by Seele. They would later be used to put their ultimate plans of a [[Second Impact|Second]] and [[Third Impact]], followed by [[Human Instrumentality Project|Instrumentality]].
  
==Notes==
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==In Reality==
  
*The [[Classified Information#Dead Sea Scrolls|Classified Information]] files are considered [[Theory and Analysis:What_Is_Canon%3F#Tier_2:__Statements_made_by_the_show.27s_creators.2C_principally_Anno.|Tier 2]] or [[Theory and Analysis:What_Is_Canon%3F#Tier_3:__Official_Supplemental_Sources.|Tier 3]] Canon depending on whether or not they were quoted directly from [[Hideaki Anno|Anno]] himself.
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The real Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in eleven caves at Qumran in 1947 on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. The texts are mostly fragmented, with the exception of a few relatively intact scripts. Scripts and script fragments are numbered according to the cave they were found in. A number of scrolls are in Hebrew, while others are in the Aramaic language. Fragments of every book of the Old Testament, except for the book of Esther, have been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.<ref>
 
 
*In real life, the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in eleven caves at Qumran in 1947 on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. The texts are mostly fragmented, with the exception of a few relatively intact scripts. Scripts and script fragments are numbered according to the cave they were found in. A number of scrolls are in Hebrew, while others are in the Aramaic language. Fragments of every book of the Old Testament, except for the book of Esther, have been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.<ref>
 
 
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*In reality, a number of Dead Sea Scrolls had not been made available to the public at the time of the series' production. They have been since released, and the mystery surrounding their contents has since disappeared.<ref>http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/</ref>
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A number of Dead Sea Scrolls, while classified at the time of Evangelion's production, have since been made available to the public. As such, the mystery surrounding their contents has disappeared.<ref>http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/</ref>
  
 
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Image of a page from the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls which flashes during the opening credits

The Dead Sea Scrolls is the in-universe name for a set of documents that serve as the primary guide and philosophy of Seele. Little is known about them, except for what Seele alludes to during their meetings and what is stated in the Classified Information section of the Neon Genesis Evangelion 2 video game.

In Evangelion

It is known that the Scrolls are of extraterrestrial origin and that they serve as a manual on the use and purposes of the contents of Black/White Moon's: a Seed of Life and the Spear of Longinus.[1]. They detail rules on how to use these items, and are often referred to as prophecy; to the extent of the order and times of release of the Angels.

Seele possessed vast wealth and power, and being founded as a religious organisation, they funded investigations into relics of their faith. This culminated with the excavation of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The irrelevant discoveries were released to the public as the Dead Sea Scrolls, while the Secret Dead Sea Scrolls were kept by Seele. They would later be used to put their ultimate plans of a Second and Third Impact, followed by Instrumentality.

In Reality

The real Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in eleven caves at Qumran in 1947 on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea. The texts are mostly fragmented, with the exception of a few relatively intact scripts. Scripts and script fragments are numbered according to the cave they were found in. A number of scrolls are in Hebrew, while others are in the Aramaic language. Fragments of every book of the Old Testament, except for the book of Esther, have been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.[2]

A number of Dead Sea Scrolls, while classified at the time of Evangelion's production, have since been made available to the public. As such, the mystery surrounding their contents has disappeared.[3]

References