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Re: orion on R. Gmirkin's proposals
> To Dave Washburn: That, e.g., 4QpNah is an Essene text that refers to
> Pharisees and Sadducees is one of the most assured results of Qumran
In the words of one of my favorites scholars: "I don't think so,
Tim."
> research. See, e.g., J. Amoussine, A. Dupont-Somer, D. Flusser, M.
> Kister, H. Eshel, and M. P. Horgan (_Pesharim_, with more bibliography).
> On the etymology of "Essenes" and Qumran self-designations I have
> written often, and with text references and bibliography going back to
> 1532 [& I just received a photocopy of a 1680 link in the tradition],
> (see the archives), so I prefer not to reiterate today.
I'll see what I can find in the archives. As I recall, that
discussion took place while I was in the process of moving so I
didn't get to follow it.
Dave Washburn
dwashbur@nyx.net
http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur/home.html