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The 'Essenes' is a noun that refers to a Jewish sect that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE
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- plural of Essene
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The essenes believe the end was imminent.
It is certainly reasonable to suppose that they are Essenes.
Essenes withdrew from society and became ascetics.
The gospels do not mention the Essenes.
The Essenes preached an ascetic way of life.
He will be one of the Essenes.
The Essenes preached a reclusive way of life.
The hair of wisdom was the sign of alliance of the Essenes.
The Essenes did not adopt this entire heritage.
What is left of an Essenes home.
The good Essenes did not eat meat whatsoever.
The other significant religious group was the Essenes.
It is as though the Essenes almost speak in whispers in my ears.
It is at such a time of Light that we find the Essenes lived.
The Essenes had read the scriptures carefully.
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Josephus gave a detailed account of the Essenes in three of his books.
Nor may the Essenes be classed among the order of ascetics.
Consensus associated the origins of the community with the ascetic Essenes.
The rise of the Essenes is also ascribed to this period.
They did not believe in angels and demons as did the Pharisees and Essenes.
Thought was held by the Essenes to be both a cosmic and cerebral function.
There were still important difference between the baptisms of the Essenes and that of John.
The Essenes were sensitive to the angels and were used to obeying them.
Baptism was also practiced by the Essenes in connection with their religious rites.
The Essenes were an ascetic and mystical group devoted to strict discipline.
Josephus explains that the Essenes were very practiced in the art of healing.
The Essenes were not against the institution of the Temple and its cult per se.
These similarities also make it apparent that the Essenes were likely forerunners of the Nazarenes.
The Essenes were sticklers for ritual purity and intolerant of people they considered unclean.
They tended little gardens near their dwellings and taught the children of other Essenes.
Josephus identified the Essenes as one of the three major Jewish sects of that period.
They are associated with the Essenes.
The Essenes believed totally in predestination and totally rejected the idea of free will.
Jesus and his family were Essenes.
Other writers indicate that Essenes also lived in various villages and cities throughout Palestine.
Rachel Elior questions even the existence of the Essenes.
The Essenes were another protest group in early Judaism.
Pike believed that Jesus himself was an initiate of the Essenes.
The Essenes decried the temple.
There are two important points to consider regarding the Qumran Essenes.
The Essenes will help us.
They may have been written by a Jewish sect known as the Essenes.
The leader of the Essenes at Qumran carried this title.
They were one of three sects of Judaism along with the Sadducees and the Essenes.
The Essenes have always been interested in the Mysteries of death.
Josephus admired the discipline of the Essenes but was himself a practicing Pharisee.
The Essenes celebrated the Passover the day before the rest of the nation.
Eusebius tried to make people believe that the Essenes were the first Christians.
The Essenes believed that Truth was scattered throughout the world among different sects.
The complete text is now published under the title The Gospel of the Essenes.
