Concerning the Dead Sea scrolls, did they soley consist of what is now called the Bible or were there more to them than that?

The Dead Sea Scrolls consist of a collection of Jewish texts that were discovered in the mid-20th century in caves near the Dead Sea in Israel. While some of the scrolls contain texts that are now included in the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Old Testament), such as the books of Genesis, Exodus, and Isaiah, many of the scrolls are non-biblical in nature.

The non-biblical texts found among the Dead Sea Scrolls include works related to Jewish law, history, and theology, as well as apocalyptic literature and sectarian writings associated with a Jewish group known as the Essenes. These texts provide valuable insights into Jewish life and thought during the Second Temple period, which spanned from roughly 500 BCE to 70 CE.

In total, the Dead Sea Scrolls contain around 900 manuscripts, many of which are fragmentary. While the biblical texts found among the scrolls have received a great deal of attention, the non-biblical texts are also of significant historical and scholarly importance.