Research discipline
Corrections & Supersessions
A preserved correction is not a weakness in the archive. It is evidence that the dossier distinguishes current conclusions from historical formulations.
CANONICAL RULE
Use the latest controls first
Use the Current Verdict, Claim Ledger, and current showcase pages for the project’s present position. Earlier runs remain preserved for provenance.
Important examples
Strict chronologyOld Avestan/Gathic evidence is separated from later Zoroastrian developments rather than back-projecting the whole later system.
Elephantine controlMazda and YHW are not treated as simply the same Achaemenid cultic identity.
Stronger rivalsYHWH and Qumran comparators were strengthened rather than deliberately weakened.
External scoring caveatRecognition conditions of raters are retained instead of relabeling recognized-candidate scoring as identity-unrecognized validation.
Daniel distinctionThe c. 165 BCE dating is separated from the dossier’s stronger moral conclusion that the predictive pseudepigraphic pose is intentional deception.