# The scrolls are the libraries of Jerusalem hidden during the revolt against Rome; Qumran was not their home.

> Still possible: The scrolls are the libraries of Jerusalem hidden during the revolt against Rome; Qumran was not their home.

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# The scrolls are the libraries of Jerusalem hidden during the revolt against Rome; Qumran was not their home.

The scrolls are the libraries of Jerusalem hidden during the revolt against Rome; Qumran was not their home.

**Still possible** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** Its tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The library shows the diversity of many owners rather than one sect.
- Skins and scribal habits point to many origins.

## What would rule it out

- Most skins and inks are shown to be local to Qumran.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[DNA shows divergent Jeremiah versions on skins that point to origins outside Qumran and patterns that reflect…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/evidence/EVD0D484WXY3128/dna-shows-divergent-jeremiah-versions-on-skins-that-point-to)

Suggestive

FOR

## 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). The scrolls are the libraries of Jerusalem hidden during the revolt against Rome; Qumran was not their home. [Answer ANS0D484WP43C53]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D484WP43C53
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