Endnote 15 – A View from the Caves

Caves 1 and 3 contained pesharim, a form of composition unique to the Qumran collection. Serekh ha-Yahad, the New Jerusalem and the Damascus Document were located in Cave 5. Copies of the Serekh were also found in Caves 1 and (possibly) 11. Fragments of the New Jerusalem were found in Caves 1, 2 and 11. The Damascus Document was found in Cave 6.