# The library is mixed; part was produced at Qumran and part brought in from elsewhere.

> Most likely: The library is mixed; part was produced at Qumran and part brought in from elsewhere.

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Answer · Dead Sea Scrolls: dating, scribes and provenance

# The library is mixed; part was produced at Qumran and part brought in from elsewhere.

The library is mixed; part was produced at Qumran and part brought in from elsewhere.

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

## Where it stands

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

## What it predicts

- Material profiles fall into a local group and several imported groups.

## What would rule it out

- Material profiles show a single origin.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Genetic sorting supports some scrolls having been brought to the caves from elsewhere.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/evidence/EVD0D484XDJ3E2T/genetic-sorting-supports-some-scrolls-having-been-brought-to)

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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). The library is mixed; part was produced at Qumran and part brought in from elsewhere. [Answer ANS0D484X5R714Y]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D484X5R714Y
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