| Term | Definition |
| All OT books except Esther are represented. The great Isaiah scroll found there is 1000 years older than any otherwise extant copy | Scriptures |
| This word means "hidden" but is used in varying ways. In any case, they are not in the protestant canon. E.g. Ecclesiasticus, Enoch, Ben Sira, Tobit & Jubilees | Apocrypha |
| The Testament of the Patriarchs, Testament of Levi, etc--their last words to their sons | Pseudepigrapha |
| Commentaries | Pesharim |
| Most important info of the Essenes; The Manual of Disciplines, Hymns, History of Founder & Community | Sectarian writings |
| In categorizing the Dead Sea Scrolls they are labeled 1QS....the 1 means | cave number |
| In categorizing the Dead Sea Scrolls they are labeled 1QS....the Q means | Qumran |
| In categorizing the Dead Sea Scrolls they are labeled 1QS....the S means | designation |