Greg,
The only ceramic evidence actually securely associated with dates of
interments I know of is "end of the second or the beginning of the
first century B.C.E." (Magen and Peleg, p. 98 in the Galor, Humbert, and
Zangenburg volume [2006]).
I would even even doubt the validity of that dating
Joe, can you cite ceramic evidence that establishes 1st CE dates of
interments in the cemetery of the adult males?
The only ceramic evidence actually securely associated with dates of
interments I know of is "end of the second or the beginning of the
first century B.C.E." (Magen and Peleg, p. 98
I
do not wish to get embroiled in long debate on the Qumran cemetery. I would,
however, like to draw listers attention to the fact that before c. 31 BCE Qumran
could have supported only a limited number of seasonal workers for a few months
in the wintertime. Such workers would have been pre
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A minor correction, Greg. You wrote of "Cross's and Goranson's theory" that
zealots briefly held Qumran in 68 CE. Perhaps you meant "Alle
Joe, what is your evidence for the adult male well-ordered
part of the cemetery (a) having burials
from the 1st century CE before 68 CE, and (b) none in
the 1st century CE after 68 CE, and (c) from throughout
1st century BCE?
Rather than assert "a" and "b" and "c" and say they stand until
dispr
In response to Greg Doudna questions about the dating of the Qumran cemetery: He asks, "To which period or periods of Qumran does this Essene cemetery of adult males apply ..." ? My 'good natured' reply. Until proven otherwise, based on the available data, nearly all the males excavated so far,
A minor correction, Greg. You wrote of "Cross's and Goranson's theory" that
zealots briefly held Qumran in 68 CE. Perhaps you meant "Allegro's and
Goranson's" theory.
best,
Stephen Goranson
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