I don't want to hog the discussion so I will be brief. Josephus says that
only Essenes were eligible to participate in the Essene meal. If this is
true, and I think it is as it makes perfect sense in the larger context, I
therefore wonder what sort of facilities, if any, they had for non-Essene
Although the Essenes would have used their shovel
to cover their excrement, what would someone paying a visit do? Wouldn't
any Essene community have to have a guest bathroom?
Victor: I wondered about this also, but then wondered whether an Essene could
have a visit from anyone who wasn't an
With out entering into the merits of the current debate, I would simply
point out significantly lower estimates of Qumran's population in J. Patrich,
"Did Extra-Mural Dwelling Quarters Exist at Qumran?" in The Dead Sea Scrolls
Fifty Years after their Discovery: 1947-1997, 720-727. He
Peter,
The figures are "unrealistic," if and only if one does not pay attention
to what is written. I did not make an unqualified statement. One can get
by on less, IF one is sedentary; as I *stated*. One can make it thorugh
the day on much less, IF one adapts one's life-style to the climate, as
Dear Dr. Altman and list,
Rochelle, you do make bold claims, as in your paragraph below. As you know,
we disagree on Essenes vis-a-vis Qumran. For any readers interested, some
context of this difference appears in recent posts on ioudaios-list
available via
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ioudaios
Sorry. I keep forgetting these lists are set up so that if you click
reply, it goes back to the list.
Ken
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