Topic

Second Temple Judaism

Jewish religious and political life from the rebuilding of the Temple in the sixth century BCE to its destruction in 70 CE, the period of the Hasmoneans, Pharisees and the Qumran community.

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