Having texts so much older than the masoric texts (and so similiar) is profoundly significant evidence of the textural continuity.
Indeed, given that the texts where there are differences come from Cave 4 -— where they were not in glass jars — indicates to me that Cave 4 was the dumping ground for the “iffy” texts.
Indeed, given that the texts where there are differences come from Cave 4 - where they were not in glass jars indicates to me that Cave 4 was the dumping ground for the iffy texts.
Considering that the purest form of the Word of G-d is the kosher Torah Scroll, and that they are all inevitably victims of organic decay, the simple fact that they have been copied correctly for three thousand years is sufficient.