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Skeletons Confirm: The Dead Sea Scrolls Were Written by Celibate Essene "Monks""Though they may be thought of as outside Judaism today, the Essenes were one of the major sects of Judaism at the time." -Rabbi Sperber
Until now, the subject was a matter of debate, as scientists had identified both male and female skeletons in the site's cemetery. But research done on 33 newly excavated skeletons from Qumran has revealed that almost all were male, with the genders of three skeletons indeterminate. The researchers also reexamined 53 previously unearthed skeletons from Qumran's cemetery and discovered that six of seven individuals formerly tagged as women were actually men. Researcher Yossi Nagar, an anthropologist for the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), reported last week that the most probable explanation for the lopsided demographics is that Qumran was a community of Essenes: a Jewish sect that lived a monastic life in the desert, adopting strict dietary laws and a commitment to celibacy... Click here to continue reading. 
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