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hypothesis
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guess
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Paleography
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ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions
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Sitz im Leben
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Setting in Life
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Apocalyptic Literature
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a genre of prophetical writing that developed in post-Exilic Jewish culture and was popular among millennialist early Christians
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DNA testing
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testing for any forms of DNA
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Archaeology
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the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis
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Anthropology
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the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
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Geology
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the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth
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Dead Sea
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a salt lake between Israel and Jordan
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Qumran
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An ancient village of Palestine on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank east of Jerusalem. It is noted for the caves in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.
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Dead Sea Scrolls
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containing partial texts of some of the books of the Old Testament and some non-Biblical scrolls
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