Abstract
The various Dead Sea texts provide fragmentary pieces of evidence from which we can construct a picture of what the Day of Atonement meant to the community that variously preserved, composed, and copied these works. This chapter presents the author's work at combining the pieces, in dialogue with the work of other interpreters of the evidence. One of the key issues in dealing with the Qumran material is the distinction between documents composed within the community and reflecting its distinctive ideology, and texts from outside of the group, which might reflect different beliefs and values. The chapter begins with a work that is indisputably sectarian, from which we can derive clear evidence of the beliefs and values of the community. The 'historical' narrative asserts that the person referred to as the Wicked Priest came aggressively to the residence of the Teacher of Righteousness. Keywords:Day of Atonement; Dead Sea Scrolls; Qumran
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