One of the Dead Sea Scrolls' greatest mysteries may have finally been solved by Israeli researcher

For decades, scholars have wondered if Qumran’s 364-day year calender had ever been used in practice or if it served only as ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls are giving up their secrets—except for a single copper treasure map

A five-year international effort will analyze 250 scroll samples to determine where they were made. Bu the copper scroll—a ...
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The 364-day Qumran calendar may solve an ancient Dead Sea Scrolls mystery

The calendar at the center of Qumran life offered something rare: a year that never changed its weekly rhythm. Every festival ...
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Power of 7: Could an ancient political feud explain Qumran sect’s faulty 364-day calendar?

New theory offers a solution to one of the Dead Sea Scrolls' longest-running puzzles, arguing the out-of-sync calendar was ...

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