First, I think it is anachronistic to use the term Judaism as applied to
Samaritans, and perhaps even to Qumran.
But beyond that, is there any evidence for more than one method of
division?
known from Qumran, modern Jewish tradition, as well as the
Septuagint.
I have also received the following in reference to your mention of Tov's book and the "five scrolls" from Carla Sulzbach: "I checked my copy, and indeed, on p. 4 he speaks of Five Megillot. However, that is in a section on the order of the books in the "Hagiographa", the Ketuvim, and ... he does not refer to Torah scrolls, five or any other number, but to Shir ha-Shirim, Ruth, Eicha, etc." I don't know. In the Hebrew edition, he doesn't seem to discuss methods of order of the books at all, at least not where I could see it, so perhaps it is an addition in the English version.
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