# A sectarian community living at Qumran collected and partly copied the library.

> Most likely: A sectarian community living at Qumran collected and partly copied the library.

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Answer · Dead Sea Scrolls: dating, scribes and provenance

# A sectarian community living at Qumran collected and partly copied the library.

A sectarian community living at Qumran collected and partly copied the library.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Pottery, ritual baths and other finds at Qumran match a communal sectarian settlement.
- Some skins and inks are local.

## What would rule it out

- Archaeology shows Qumran had no occupation contemporary with the scrolls.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[The standard archaeological account interprets the site as a sectarian settlement linked to the caves.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/evidence/EVD0D484WEA2HC5/the-standard-archaeological-account-interprets-the-site-as-a)

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## The questions it answers

[Where were the scrolls made, and by whom were they collected?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/questions/QST0D484P366F4K/where-were-the-scrolls-made-and-by-whom-were-they-collected)

Most likelyA sectarian community living at Qumran collected and partly copied the library

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A sectarian community living at Qumran collected and partly copied the library. [Answer ANS0D484W6G601R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D484W6G601R
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