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Qumran sect

The Jewish community associated with the settlement at Qumran near the Dead Sea and with the scroll library found in the nearby caves, known for its separatist stance toward the Jerusalem Temple authorities.

Known aliases

Qumran community

Relationships

No evidence-backed relationships are recorded.

Current clusters

science1 publisher

Tel Aviv study argues Qumran used its 364-day calendar until seasonal drift made it unusable

Eshbal Ratzon's reconstruction, published in Tarbiz, places the 364-day calendar in real use during the sect's early decades and ties its abandonment to a shortfall of about a day and a quarter a year.

Publishers:sciencedaily.com

Reality

Evidence38
Adoption: Insufficient
Hype gap+35
Incentives62
Confidence42