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  • The Essenes (/ˈɛsiːnz, ɛˈsiːnz/; Hebrew: אִסִּיִים‎, Isiyim; Greek: Ἐσσηνοί, Ἐσσαῖοι, or Ὀσσαῖοι, Essenoi, Essaioi, Ossaioi) or Essenians were a mystic...
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  • philosopher, psychologist and natural living enthusiast. Szekely authored The Essene Gospel of Peace, which he claimed he had translated from an ancient text...
    19 KB (2,390 words) - 04:49, 26 May 2024
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    of the late Second Temple period, which most scholars identify with the Essenes; however, other Jewish groups were also suggested. It was occupied most...
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    "Essene Order of Light", a spiritual organization based upon teachings from the Jewish Kabbalah, the Torah, and modern interpretations of the Essenes....
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    Dead Sea Scrolls (category Essene texts)
    Qumran–Essene theory. The main point of departure from the Qumran–Essene theory is hesitation to link the Dead Sea Scrolls specifically with the Essenes. Most...
    135 KB (14,518 words) - 07:45, 3 July 2024
  • 12 and 29, Jesus had visited India and Nepal, or had studied with the Essenes in the Judaean Desert. Modern mainstream Christian scholarship has generally...
    32 KB (4,271 words) - 16:04, 7 July 2024
  • contrast to the two other major sects at the time, the Pharisees and the Essenes. Josephus, writing at the end of the 1st century CE, associates the sect...
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    Mandaeism (section Essenes)
    and the Essenes.: vi, ix  Similar to the Essenes, it is forbidden for a Mandaean to reveal the names of the angels to a gentile.: 94  Essene graves are...
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  • presented lectures in conjunction with the release of her book Jesus and the Essenes. She spoke at the Ozark UFO Conference in 1997. She also established the...
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    and the Mandaean Book of John. The only known literary parallels are in Essene texts from Qumran such as the Community Rule, which has similar phrases...
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    Pharisees. Instead, they were affiliated with a splinter group called the Essenes, who adhered to distinctive practices. Hence, the Book of Enoch, alongside...
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  • during this period that several factions, such as the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes (Dead Sea Scrolls), Zealots, and early Christians were formed. The "people...
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  • towards Hellenization. The main sects were the Sadducees, Pharisees, and Essenes. The Sadducees were mainly Jerusalem aristocrats intent on maintaining...
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  • Community Rule (category Essene texts)
    communities' identification with Essenes has centered on comparing and contrasting Josephus' descriptions of Essenes (he describes other "philosophical...
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    170-150 BCE by a Palestinian Jew of "priestly background and Hassidic or Essene persuasion", based on his knowledge of Canaanite geography, biblical festivals...
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  • scholars as the "Essenes". Josephus records that Essenes existed in large numbers, and thousands lived throughout Roman Judaea. The Essenes have gained fame...
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    Christianity. Predestination of the elect and non-elect was taught by the Jewish Essene sect, Gnosticism, and Manichaeism. In Christianity, the doctrine that God...
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    suitable location for a charitable institution. It is not surprising that an Essene hospice had been established at Bethany to intercept and care for pilgrims...
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    (1969) Hospital (1970) I Miss Sonia Henie (1971) Basic Training (1971) Essene - about St. Gregory's Abbey, Three Rivers (1972) Juvenile Court (1973) Primate...
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    great school, associated at first with Menahem the Essene (who might be the same Menahem the Essene as the one mentioned by Flavius Josephus in relation...
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