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This page contains research documents pertaining to scroll fragments found in the Qumran Caves. These fragments, when studied, help to piece together information related to the Liturgical Calendar, annual Sabbaths and Priestly services. We will couple, when relevant, research insights from Gina Sparks and Sarah Davis.

Priestly Service

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4Q330 – Priestly Service on New Year’s Day
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4Q328 – Priestly Service as Seasons Change
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4Q329 – Priestly Rotation on the Sabbath
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4Q329a – Priestly Service on the Passover
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4Q322 – 324a: Sabbath Entrance

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4Q325 – Sabbath, Month, and Festival – Year One

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4Q326 – Sabbath, Month, and Festival – Year Four

Astronomical 

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4Q319 – Calendar of the Heavenly Signs
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4Q320 – Calendars of Priestly Courses

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4Q317 – The Phases of the Moon

Dead Sea Scrolls Online Libraries

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Leon Levy DSS Digital Library

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DQCAAS

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Dead Sea Scrolls Timetable

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Journal Storage [JSTOR]