You are hereHomeBARSeptember/October 1982First “Dead Sea Scroll” Found in Egypt Fifty Years Before Qumran Discoveries Schechter titled his study “Fragments of a Zadokite Work” because the sect that wrote the document followed the Zadokite tradition, calling their priests the sons of Zadok, descendents of King David’s high priest. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.