Re: [Megillot] J. Post on Qumran (problematic)

[Justin Dombrowski]

This was my basic problem.  Simply at the surface level it sounds like 
pretty big methodological jump from "this pool has a white clay a few layers 
down" to "therefore Essene's didn't use the Qumran settlement."  There 
certainly other ways to handle data like that.  But perhaps there's more. 
But with Dave, my judgment's out until I read the book, though my interest 
is perked.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Goranson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Megillot] J. Post on Qumran (problematic)


I guess some will welcome the article. One paragraph on page 3:
"'It was the most important thing ever found at Qumran: the bottom of the 
pool
has some three tons of high-quality clay,' Peleg told the Post. 'We 
started to
understand the site--there were no Essenes.'"

On the other hand, some among us may fail to see how clay in a cistern
necessarily excludes Essenes at Qumran.
And some of us may venture to suggest that the Qumran 900 or so ms remains 
are
more significant than that clay.

Stephen Goranson

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