Agreed those things are possible. But it's equally possible that they (whoever they were; I agree with you about the whole Essene thing) just bought jars wherever they could and put scrolls they had already made into them. That's my gripe: the article goes immediately from "jars from different sites" to "the scrolls had to have come from the same places." It's a flying leap, nothing more, but the average reader isn't going to pick that up.
On 7 Mar 2007 at 11:53, Jim West wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I frequently wonder why otherwise competent scholars come up with > > statements like this > > one: > > > > --- > > Although chemical analysis indicated that several cave jars were made from > > clay found near > > Qumran, it also showed material from five other locations, suggesting that > > the scrolls might > > have originated in many different sites. > > --- > > > > How? All it suggests is that the JARS might have originated in many > > different sites. It says > > nothing at all about the scrolls therein. > > > Maybe they are presuming that the jars were made at the very location > that the scrolls were written and then immediately shoved inside them. > (the scrolls into the jars that is). > > It really isn't outside the realm of possibility is it that if scrolls > are being produced jars are also being produced at the same location to > store them in? > > Mind you, I don't think there was an Essene encampment at Qumran. I > think it was as Hirschfeld saw it (but alas, that's a minority viewpoint!) > > best > > jim > > > > -- > Jim West, ThD > > http://drjewest.googlepages.com/ -- Biblical Studies Resources > http://drjimwest.wordpress.com -- Weblog > _______________________________________________ > g-Megillot mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.McMaster.CA/mailman/listinfo/g-megillot > Dave Washburn "Bash the ground until bananas come out." _______________________________________________ g-Megillot mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.McMaster.CA/mailman/listinfo/g-megillot
