Not the person you replied to but basically some people think that the Essene writings (rules) found at the site are of a smaller separate Damascus faction who called themselves Essenes but aren't actually related to the local Essene community that everyone knew.
pm_nachos_n_tacos t1_j3pe1vi wrote
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Not the person you replied to but basically some people think that the Essene writings (rules) found at the site are of a smaller separate Damascus faction who called themselves Essenes but aren't actually related to the local Essene community that everyone knew.