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Toto · 12-23-2002, 11:36 PM

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/24/science/sciencespecial/24SCRO.html" target="_blank">Debate Erupts Over Authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls</a> (requires free registration)

In ten years, a scholarly consensus may emerge. But for now, no one agrees on anything. Father de Veax's assumptions are no longer universally accepted.

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Perhaps reflecting the view of many skeptics of the Essene connection, Dr. Yizhar Hirschfeld of Hebrew University in Jerusalem, said, "To support the monastic nature of the settlement, scholars sometimes have overmanipulated the archaeological evidence."

Vorkosigan · 12-24-2002, 12:28 AM

So contentious is the entire subject of Qumran, Dr. Galor said, that some scholars who were invited agreed to attend only if some others of opposing schools of thought were excluded.

Absolutely shameful.

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12-24-2002, 12:28 AM	#2
Vorkosigan Contributor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Barrayar Posts: 11,866	So contentious is the entire subject of Qumran, Dr. Galor said, that some scholars who were invited agreed to attend only if some others of opposing schools of thought were excluded. Absolutely shameful.

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