How did Qumran get started? 6-23-22 First you have the Old Testament. Then 400 years of silence. And then the New Testament. During the 400 years of silence. Antiochus Epiphanes sacrificed a pig on the alter and desecrated the temple. Enter the Maccabees. This was the beginning of Hanukkah. Then Antiochus Epiphanes began to persecute … Continue reading How did Qumran get started?