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gdsmithtx t1_j3pbr9x wrote

Reply to comment by DaddyCatALSO in Deciphering ancient texts with modern tools, Michael Langlois challenges what we know about the Dead Sea Scrolls and biblical archaeology by MeatballDom

Could you please rephrase the portion in the parentheses? It’s incomprehensible as it stands. At least to me.

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pm_nachos_n_tacos t1_j3pe1vi wrote

Not the person you replied to but basically some people think that the Essene writings (rules) found at the site are of a smaller separate Damascus faction who called themselves Essenes but aren't actually related to the local Essene community that everyone knew.

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