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rlogan · 10-30-2004, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by spin

Anyone who would like to sustain the Essene Hypothesis for some unknown reason might do themselves a favour and check out this article, which looks at how Qumran may have been used.

If anyone has any doubts, I might be able to help.

spin

heh. I was searching for Essene threads and found you trying to field a sparring partner for the Essene/Qumran theory last year too. Nobody would take you on.

The Essenes, while quite dedicated to the study of ancient texts (Josephus Wars II Ch 8). They were relatively poor communal creatures. Not what one could bank on for housing a galaxy of texts.

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