Power of 7: Could an ancient political feud explain Qumran sect’s faulty 364-day calendar?

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New theory offers a solution to one of the Dead Sea Scrolls' longest-running puzzles, arguing the out-of-sync calendar was used for ideological reasons -- until it felt safe to abandon it


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