The timeline displays the earliest and latest possible dates that any of the fragments for a given book were likely written.

The following bar graph can display four different charts in five different sorting orders.

1. Number of verses: displays the number of verses in the DSS fragments compared to the Masoretic
2. Percent Complete: the percent of a book's verses that are present when all DSS fragments are combined
3. Number of Fragments
4. Textual Variants (DSS Fragments): the number of textual variants between different Dead Sea Scroll fragments
5. Textual Variants (DSS and Masoretic): the estimated number of textual variants between the text-critical edition of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Masoretic text

Pan, zoom, click and drag to explore the interconnectedness of some fragments and books.