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Answer:
The author included paragraph 5 to inform audience that discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls was one of the great discoveries of the 20th century.
Explanation:
'The Deas Sea Scrolls' is an article written by Christa Smith. The article talks about how in 1947, a young shepherd boy discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls while searching for his lost goat.
The author tells that the Dead Sea Scrolls were the writings of Jewish sect, namely Essenes, who decided to live in the caves during Roman ruling. The author included paragraph 5 to inform the readers that the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls was one of the great discoveries of the 20th century. This paragraph helps to understand what these scrolls play role in Jewish culture. This paragraph also conveys that research on these scrolls is still going on to know more about those Jewish sect from this scroll.
Textual evidence:
'The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls sparked a half-century of study and debate.'
'It is not clear who hid them or why. Some say that Essenes or other sects wanted to conceal them from the Romans.'
'What we do know is that the Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the most important discoveries of our time.'
