Essenes

THE ESSENES The Essenes were a group of highly-evolved spiritual beings – to which Mary and Joseph and Jesus and their family and friends belonged - who were strict vegetarians, never drank any alcohol, engaged in daily prayers and ritual ablutions, foretold the future, and were extremely knowledgeable in the scriptures, and in charting the constellations and movement of the stars. The Essenes lived harmoniously in Judea with the two other major sects within Judaism of the

Analysis of The Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls Preamble “The grass withers and the flowers fall but the word of our God stands forever” Isaiah 40.8 “Mohammed Dib, a Bedouin shepherd of the T’Amireh tribe” (Keller, 1957, 401) could not have known that he would be the person who, in 1947, would bring to bear the words of Isaiah 40.8 This shepherd boy had been clambering around the clefts and gullies of a rock face on Wadi Qumran, north of the Dead Sea hoping to find one of his lost lambs

During the first century A.D. the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and the Nationalist all lived in Palestine. Something that all these groups had in common was that they were all Jewish, however, most did not identify themselves with any of these groups. Even though all these groups were jewish, their definition and perception of the messiah were all different. Each group also dealt with Roman rule differently, which cause a lot of problems. A big portion of the scribes, during the 1st century

The Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which was initially made in 1947, represents one of the most important archeological discoveries made in the twentieth century. In the caves of the cliffs overhanging the northwestern end of the Dead Sea, in an area now known as Khirbet Qumran, a number of large clay jars containing more than six hundred ancient Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts were discovered by some travelling Bedouins. These manuscripts were attributed

Jewish Groups 1 In Jesus’ time, there were many religious and social groups who opposed His teachings. When we read these types of confrontations with Jesus we automatically envision these groups as evil people when in reality they weren’t at all. In this report, we will study and analyze the main religious groups that were present during Jesus’ era and why they might have disagreed with Him. 2 The Pharisees were one group of people that had difficulties and problems with Jesus’ teachings. The

Thirdly, there are the Essenes. The Essenes were “a monastic group reported to have lived in the Dead Sea area” In the book The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim, the Essenes are described as “strict Jews, yet separatists, and, alike in doctrine, worship, and practice, outside the Jewish body ecclesiastic.” These Jewish outsiders kept to themselves, were not mentioned in the New Testament, and “their numbers amounted to only about 4,000.” The Essenes came about out from denial

Biblical archaeology is defined as a sect of archeological studies that refers to the study of lands found in the Bible and their history (biblicalarchaeology.org). The firsthand goal of Biblical archaeology is to prove the authority of scripture through providing concrete evidence that the Bible lines up with accepted geography and history. The Jerusalem Siege Tower shows the accuracy of what was described as historical events in the Bible. The Pool of Siloam is found in John 9, and proves that

these Jewish political groups were the Essenes. As a result of their differences, the Essenes did not always see eye to eye with the other groups or the Roman state. One of the reasons the Essenes did not see eye to eye with all of society was the difference between their religious beliefs, rituals, and values. The Essenes were a Jewish mystical sect originating in 100B.C.E. Other sects of the time include the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the Zealots. The Essenes were ascetics and believed that God

example by one thousand years. The data found in these scrolls enable us to form a historically accurate reconstruction of the time period formative of Rabbinic Judaism and of Christianity. By studying the customs and the religious practices of the Essene people we can put together a

The Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes were three religious groups who lived in Palestine during the time of Jesus who was a first century Jew. The Pharisees and Sadducees were two well –known Jewish sects from the time of Jesus. Both opposed Jesus during his ministry. Historically they have been derived from three main sources; the works of Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, the early Rabbinic writing, 150CE and the New Testament. Recently found in the Dead Sea Scrolls at Quinram; each has its limitations