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| essene way of life: The Path to the Cross Discovery Guide Ray Vander Laan, 2015-09-15 Discover how the passionate faith of God's people prepares the way for Jesus and his ultimate act of obedience and sacrifice at the cross. In this eleventh volume of the series That The World May Know, take a tour through the land of the Bible and be challenged in your life to live as John the Baptist and other followers of God did—by every word that comes from the mouth of God. This discovery guide includes passages of Scripture explored in the DVD (sold separately); questions for discussion and personal reflection; personal Bible studies to help you deepen your learning experience between sessions; as well as sidebars, maps, photos, and other study tools. Lessons include: The Way of the Essenes – Filmed in Quamran The Way of John the Baptist – Filmed in Machaerus Into the Desert to Be Tested – Filmed in En Gedi The Last Passover – Filmed in Jerusalem The Fifth Cup: Our Way of Hope – Filmed at Gethsemane Designed for use with The Path to the Cross Video Study (sold separately). _______________ THAT THE WORLD MAY KNOW Join renowned teacher and historian Ray Vander Laan as he guides you through the land of the Bible. In each lesson, Vander Laan illuminates the historical, geographical, and cultural context of the sacred Scriptures. Filmed on location in the Middle East and elsewhere, the That the World May Knowfilm series will transform your understanding of God and challenge you to be a true follower of Jesus. |
| essene way of life: The Essene Gospel of Peace Edmond Bordeaux Székely, 1977 |
| essene way of life: Jesus and the Essenes Dolores Cannon, 1999-12 Originally published: Huntsville, Ark.: D. Cannon, c1985. |
| essene way of life: The Secret Initiation of Jesus at Qumran Robert Feather, 2005-07-28 An examination of the early, mysterious Essene community at Qumran that links it with John the Baptist, Jesus, and the beginnings of Christianity • Offers an eyewitness account of the final burial place of John the Baptist • Makes the case that Christianity grew out of a form of monotheism first formulated by the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten • Includes physical and photographic evidence never before published In his earlier book The Mystery of the Copper Scroll of Qumran, Robert Feather analyzed the Dead Sea Scroll engraved on copper that is considered the work of the secretive, devout Jewish sect known as the Essenes, who lived at Qumran around the time of Jesus. To continue his research into the Essene community's way of life and how its beliefs may have influenced the beginnings of Christianity, he met with Father Jozef Milik, one of the scholars who worked on deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1950s. Feather learned that during Milik's work somewhere near the Qumran ruins, he had excavated a headless corpse that he believed to be that of John the Baptist. Feather presents persuasive, powerful evidence illustrating the strong link between the Qumran Essenes and New Testament teachings and showing that both John the Baptist and Jesus were intimately involved with this community at Qumran. He further supports the claim that early Christians continued a belief system centered on a form of monotheism first formulated by the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten and uniquely espoused by the Essenes at Qumran. |
| essene way of life: Creating Peace by Being Peace Gabriel Cousens, M.D., 2010-05-18 Representing a synthesis of the author’s decades of multidisciplinary work in meditation, psychiatry, psychotherapy, and spirituality, Creating Peace by Being Peace guides readers in creating peace on seven levels of engagement, from the body to the ecology to God. Author Gabriel Cousens addresses the increasingly urgent need to transform humankind with the ancient peace wisdom of the Essenes, a Judaic mystical group that flourished two millennia ago. He begins by explaining the Essenes and the lessons they can teach us as creators of peace. Individual chapters cover a wide range of possibility, from the personal (“Peace with the Mind”) to the political (“Peace with the Community”). The final chapter, Integrating Peace on Every Level, presents a comprehensive plan for peace with the body, mind, family, community, culture, ecology, and God as a pervasive experience in life—moment to moment, day by day. Cousens blends documentary evidence with original interpretation to show that the Essenes actually did live this experience of peace. Most importantly, he transfers their gift to modern seekers as a breathing blueprint for realizing this reality as we walk in our lives; work according to our gifts, joys, and sacred design; and live the path of spiritual awakening—the sevenfold peace. |
| essene way of life: That the World May Know Raynard Vander Laan, Focus on the Family Films, 1996 By weaving together the Bible's historical, cultural, religious, and geographical contexts, host Ray Vander Laan reveals keen insights into the Scriptures' significance to modern believers. This set focuses on Jesus' teaching ministry showing that the key to impacting our culture is understanding how Jesus impacted His. |
| essene way of life: Mary, the Essene Virgin Olivier Manitara, 2009-09 Was The Virgin Mary really the naive woman established religions have depicted? No. Mary was an Essene, a high level initiate, a healer, and an authentic Master. What do we truly know of the one whom history calls the mother of God? Thanks to his capacity to penetrate the soul of a being, the author raises a corner of the veil, and blows away the dust of all the false beliefs that we have been inculcated about her. With him we plunge into the richness and beauty of her inner life and we discover a fascinating world of sensitivity, joy, and ecstasy. This remarkable woman is a genuine jewel capable of enriching our lives. |
| essene way of life: Essene Book of Everyday Virtues Kenneth Hanson, PhD, 2019-11-05 From renowned Hebrew scholar Kenneth Hanson, author of Dead Sea Scrolls, comes a contemporary handbook of spiritual living based on the 2,000-year-old practices of the Essenes. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of the original Qumran Caves scrolls, Hanson distills and translates the most evocative passages of the ancient texts into a clear and profound manual broken into sections for the ten primary Essene virtues. Honoring the practice of simplicity, community, perseverance, and honest labor, this book enables modern readers to share in the timeless vision of the Sons of Light. |
| essene way of life: The Seven Angels of Peace Sarah Anne Barker, 2019-12-05 The 7 Angels of Peace is a living, breathing teaching from the heart. This book lifts the veil on the world of the Essenes and their angels, and the gifts of peace they have to offer us. A complete peace which embraces the seven aspects of our lives; our body and mind, relationships, work, beliefs, the Earth and our Divinity. Sarah Anne Barker brings to life this ancient teaching from the fresh perspective of the angels. As a spiritual teaching which is relevant for the modern world. This teaching is two thousand years old, that of the ancient Essenes and their angels. There have often been teachers of peace, but few have spoken of angels of peace, as the Essenes did. It offers a new vista to the eyes and hearts of those who read it. One of peace, joy and hope for new beginnings. One which empowers us to know we can each make a positive contribution to peace, with the angels. Based on the ancient Essene scrolls which were discovered last century, it is a handbook for peace. We are given the seven angel meditations which we can practise to create peace. A simple, daily meditation practice in which we can invite the angels into our lives for the purpose of peace. |
| essene way of life: Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls John Bergsma, 2019-09-10 A major new work on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest sacred documents of Judaism, which reveals their surprising connections to early Christianity. “A luminous treatment of a fascinating subject! Highly recommended!”—Scott Hahn, author of The Fourth Cup From award-winning scholar John Bergsma comes an intriguing book that reveals new insights on the Essenes, a radical Jewish community predating Christianity, whose existence, beliefs, and practices are often overlooked in the annuls of history. Bergsma reveals how this Jewish sect directly influenced the beliefs, sacraments, and practices of early Christianity and offers new information on how Christians lived their lives, worshipped, and eventually went on to influence the Roman Empire and Western civilization. Looking to Hebrew scripture and Jewish tradition, Bergsma helps to further explain how a simple Jewish peasant could go on to inspire a religion and a philosophy that still resonates 2,000 years later. In this enriching and exciting exploration, Bergsma demonstrates how the Dead Sea Scrolls—the world's greatest modern archaeological discovery—can shed light on the Church as a sacred society that offered hope, redemption, and salvation to its member. Ultimately, these mysterious writings are a time machine that can transport us back to the ancient world, deepen our appreciation of Scripture, and strengthen our understanding of the Christian faith. “An accessible introduction . . . This is a handy entry point for readers unfamiliar with Essenes or those interested in the Dead Sea Scrolls.”—Publishers Weekly |
| essene way of life: Fragments Of A Faith Forgotten G. R. S. Mead, 2013-11-08 The writing of the present work has been a congenial task to Mr. Mead, and he has brought to bear lovingly and zealously upon the portraiture of the figure of Christ and of early Christianity, all the knowledge which a deep study of Oriental religions from their emotional side could furnish.The outset that there is very little of what is commonly regarded as the Theosophic method apparent in the work, which is the product of a scholarly though withal very devotional spirit. Mr. Mead's aim has been to enable the reader to obtain a glimpse of a world of which he has never heard at school, and of which no word is ever breathed from the pulpit; to take him away from the pictures which the rationalists and the apologists have presented, and to enable him to obtain an unimpeded view of that wonderful panorama of religious strife which the first two centuries of our era presented. He will here see a religious world of immense activity, a vast upheaval of thought and a strenuousness of religious endeavor to which the history of the Western world gives no parallel. Thousands of schools and communities on every hand, striving and contending, a vast freedom of thought, a mighty effort to live the religious life. Here he finds innumerable points of contact with other' religions; he moves in an atmosphere of freedom of which he has previously had no experience in Christian tradition. Who are all these people—not fishermen and slaves and the poor and destitute, though those are striving too—but these men of learning and ascetic life, saints and sages as much as many others to whom the name has been given with far less reason ? |
| essene way of life: Beyond the Essene Hypothesis Gabriele Boccaccini, 1998-03-30 Convincingly argued, this work will surely spark fresh debate in the discussion on the Qumran community and the famous Dead Sea Scrolls. |
| essene way of life: The Jesus Way Eugene H. Peterson, 2011-09-02 Arguing that the way Jesus leads and the way we follow are symbiotic, Peterson begins with a study of how the ways of those who came before Christ revealed and prepared the way of the Lord that became complete in Jesus. He then challenges the ways of the contemporary American church, showing in stark relief how what we have chosen to focus on--consumerism, celebrity, charisma, and so forth--obliterates what is unique in the Jesus way. |
| essene way of life: The Library of Qumran Hartmut Stegemann, 1998 Northwest of the Dead Sea, twelve kilometers to the south of Jericho and thirty-two kilometers north of the En-gedi Oasis, lie the ruins of a community long known to the Bedouins as 'Khirbet Qumran'. The nearly 900 original manuscript fragments found in caves near the site between 1947 and 1956 have fundamentally altered our view of ancient Judaism. The incredible discoveries at Qumran are unveiled in this compelling volume by one of the world's foremost experts on biblical archaeology and the ancient Qumran community. Drawing on the best of current research and a thorough knowledge of all the Dead Sea Scrolls, Hartmut Stegemann deciphers the meaning of the historical facts regarding the Qumran community and answers in an understandable and exciting way many of the questions that have provoked sensational speculation in the press since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Stegemann analyzes the purpose of the Qumran settlement itself and paints a picture of how daily life was carried on there. He probes similarities and differences between Essene baptism, commemorative meals, and eschatology and their early Christian counterparts. He also explores the relation of the Qumran community to John the Baptist, to Jesus, and to early Christianity, and uncovers the true nature of the Qumran writings, which continue to have a profound impact on biblical studies today. |
| essene way of life: The Peaceful Essene Pasquale De Marco, Embark on a transformative journey into the world of the Essenes, an ancient spiritual community whose teachings have stood the test of time. Discover their profound wisdom on love, compassion, forgiveness, and the interconnectedness of all life. In this comprehensive exploration of Essene teachings, you will uncover their unique perspectives on reality, the human experience, and the path to spiritual fulfillment. Delve into their beliefs, practices, and rituals, and gain insights into their unwavering commitment to inner peace, reverence for nature, and pursuit of knowledge. The Essenes left behind a legacy of wisdom that transcends time and culture. Their teachings offer practical guidance for navigating the complexities of modern life, providing solace in times of adversity, inspiration in moments of doubt, and a deeper understanding of our place in the universe. Embrace the Essene path and learn to cultivate love, compassion, and forgiveness in your heart. Discover the interconnectedness of all life and live in harmony with the rhythms of nature. Transform your life and contribute to the creation of a more peaceful and harmonious world. Within these pages, you will find: - Unveiled: The hidden teachings of the Essenes, a spiritual community that flourished in ancient Judea. - Explored: Their unique perspectives on life, death, love, and the cosmos. - Revealed: Their beliefs, practices, and rituals, offering insights into their pursuit of inner peace and spiritual fulfillment. - Timeless Wisdom: Practical guidance for navigating the complexities of modern life, finding solace, inspiration, and a deeper understanding of our place in the universe. - Path to Transformation: Cultivate love, compassion, and forgiveness, embrace the interconnectedness of all life, and live in harmony with nature. Join us on this journey of discovery and transformation, and unlock the secrets of a life lived in peace, love, and spiritual fulfillment. If you like this book, write a review! |
| essene way of life: The Teachings of the Essenes Edmond Bordeaux Székely, 2023-10-11 This book gives a deeper insight into the world view and teachings of the Essene Communities as describes in the original texts which have been published in the book Gospel of Love and Peace. The author describes and explains the communinions with the Angels as practised by the Essenes. |
| essene way of life: ESSENE PEACE MANUAL Olivier Manitara, 2019-10-18 You who seek pearls of truth on the path of life, know that peace is not a human invention, something of manufactured and artificial, but a vibration that does not come from the earth. That is why this peace manual wants to guide you towards a reality and a higher perception of yourself and the world. Then a light of knowledge and higher life will appear in you and you will reveal the kingdom of your soul and the land of true peace. In this book, you will discover: - The mystery of the 2 peace and 2 humanities - How to transform the energy of war into your life - The stages of the path to peace - A simple way to unite with the Angel of Peace - Essene meditative exercises, including the Great Meditation for Peace - A collective work of the Circle of Mutual Aid of Peace, to strengthen the Dove's egregore, the great egregore of peace |
| essene way of life: The Gospel of the Essenes Edmond Bordeaux Székely, 1976 The pure and original words of Essene teachings. |
| essene way of life: The Law of Light Lars Muhl, 2014-10-16 This Aramaic study of Yeshua’s spiritual teachings offers profound new insights into the New Testament, the Essenes and Dead Sea Scrolls, Mary Magdalene, and much more. Lars Muhl has had a lifelong burning interest in Jesus, not only as an archetype, savior, bodhisattva, and elder brother, but also in relation to the Essenes from the Dead Sea. The Law of Light is the result of his many years spent studying Aramaic and the techniques of Yeshua (Jesus). Yeshua spoke Aramaic. Through the Aramaic language, his teachings offer not just another interpretation of the New Testament, but the unveiling of a secret message that attempts, once and for all, to settle centuries-old conceptions of sin, and to once again connect man with the heavenly spiritual source. The core of Yeshua’s Aramaic message is intimacy, freedom, selfless awareness, unconditional love, compassion, and forgiveness. In all he says, there exists a hidden invitation to us to be present in, and dedicated to, everything with which we engage. Five minutes of total devotion is worth more than hours of hectic exertion. The aim is to set mankind free and to dismiss everything that is bound up in false notions. |
| essene way of life: Josephus' Description of the Essenes Illustrated by the Dead Sea Scrolls Todd S. Beall, 2004-12-23 This study provides an analysis and commentary on Josephus' description of the Essenes in the light of the new material from Qumran. A fresh translation is provided alongside the Greek text of the passages in Josephus, as well as a full commentary on the major passages in which he describes this group. |
| essene way of life: The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea Joan E. Taylor, 2012-11-15 The mystery surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls remains, over 60 years after their rediscovery. Who hid them and why? This groundbreaking book reinvigorates the contested hypothesis that the Essenes were responsible. Rather than being a marginal esoteric sect, Taylor shows that this group acted as one of the leading legal schools of Judaism. |
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| essene way of life: A Queer and Pleasant Danger Kate Bornstein, 2012-05-01 The stunningly original memoir of a nice Jewish boy who left the Church of Scientology to become the lovely lady she is today In the early 1970s, a boy from a Conservative Jewish family joined the Church of Scientology. In 1981, that boy officially left the movement and ultimately transitioned into a woman. A few years later, she stopped calling herself a woman—and became a famous gender outlaw. Gender theorist, performance artist, and author Kate Bornstein is set to change lives with her stunningly original memoir. Wickedly funny and disarmingly honest, this is Bornstein's most intimate book yet, encompassing her early childhood and adolescence, college at Brown, a life in the theater, three marriages and fatherhood, the Scientology hierarchy, transsexual life, LGBTQ politics, and life on the road as a sought-after speaker. This ebook edition includes a new epilogue. Reflecting on the original publication of her book, Bornstein considers the passage of time as the changing world brings new queer realities into focus and forces Kate to confront her own aging and its effects on her health, body, and mind. She goes on to contemplate her relationship with her daughter, her relationship to Scientology, and the ever-evolving practices of seeking queer selfhood. “A singular achievement and gift to the generations of queers who consider her our Auntie, and all those who will follow.” —Lambda Literary “Breathless, passionate, and deeply honest, A Queer and Pleasant Danger is a wonderful book. Read it and learn.” —Samuel R. Delany, author of Dhalgren |
| essene way of life: The Essene Jesus Edmond Bordeaux Székely, 1977 |
| essene way of life: A Journey to the Roots of Rastafari Abba Yahudah, 2014-07-03 Ethiopia accepted Christianity as her sovereign faith after being a Judaic nation for centuries before Christ. Her political seat being the Throne of David makes this event uniquely significant in that Judaism as a religion or as a nation had no existing empire. By this, we mean that after the destruction of Jerusalem in 588 BC and the dispersion of the Israelites, the Jews, as a nation, were unable to reconstruct an independent state anywhere in the world except for the empire established in Ethiopia. Therefore, Ethiopia represented the only nation to have made such a transition from Judaism to Christianity. When one makes a thorough study of the traditions of the biblical Jewish nation, one will understand that a Jewish nation could not be reestablished without the Throne and seed of King David. Therefore, Israel as a place remains to be the fragmented ruins of a past flourishing Jewish state. The Roman invasion and occupation of Jerusalem created an atmosphere of tension and political unrest that continued and subsequently led to the destruction of this once glorious city, which used to house the Ark of the Covenant. All this occurred before the birth of Christ, who was to be the major element in the events that were to lead to a New Way. |
| essene way of life: How to Kill Things with Words David R. McCabe, 2011-12-29 |
| essene way of life: The Cambridge History of Judaism William Horbury, 1984 This third volume of The Cambridge History of Judaism focuses on the early Roman period. |
| essene way of life: Everything in Common? Fiona Jane Robertson Gregson, 2017-11-07 Possessions and how believers handle them are key topics in the NT. In this book, Fiona Gregson examines the practice and theology of sharing possessions in community in the NT by examining six diverse NT examples of sharing. Each example is considered in its historical and cultural context before being compared to one or more non-Christian examples to identify similarities and differences. Gregson identifies common characteristics across the NT examples and consistent distinctives in how the early church shared possessions compared to the surrounding cultures. Gregson's findings demonstrate that Christians subverted Roman patronage expectations; Christian groups were more diverse in their membership and exhibited more flexible, less structured examples of sharing; Christians placed greater emphasis on the free choice of individuals to contribute to sharing; and Christians more frequently participated in eating together and had a greater focus on relational bonds than was common in Graeco-Roman society/culture. |
| essene way of life: Alexandria and Qumran: Back to the Beginning Kenneth Silver, 2017-12-31 This book addresses the proto-history and the roots of the Qumran community and of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the light of contemporary scholarship in Alexandria, Egypt. |
| essene way of life: The Brotherhood Discourses Marcella R. Womack, 2008-07-31 These twenty Discourses were trance channeled from the Realms of Light and the level of the Christ-Consciousness. Masters of The White Brotherhood and a group of teachers who called themselves The Universal spoke to a group gathered in the heartland of the United States during 1985-1987. In close to 500 sessions, these members of the Spiritual Hierarchy spoke of the New Dispensation coming to Earth in this millennium and the need for the embodied Children of Light to Awaken to become the Teachers that will guide humankind into the New Era. Great emphasis is placed upon dedication to soul growth so that the personal resurrection of the Christ Life within can be attained. In this first book of Series I of The Aquarius Materials, these Brotherhood Discourses were given over a period of six months. These messages stress the absolute importance of those gathered to comprehend that individual Divinity can be realized while here on Earth, in order to prepare the way for the destined manifestation of The Kingdom of God on Earth. |
| essene way of life: From Jesus to Christ Paula Fredriksen, 2008-10-01 Magisterial. . . . A learned, brilliant and enjoyable study.—Géza Vermès, Times Literary Supplement In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by exploring the ways that the new Christian communities interpreted his mission and message in light of the delay of the Kingdom he had preached. This edition includes an introduction reviews the most recent scholarship on Jesus and its implications for both history and theology. Brilliant and lucidly written, full of original and fascinating insights.—Reginald H. Fuller, Journal of the American Academy of Religion This is a first-rate work of a first-rate historian.—James D. Tabor, Journal of Religion Fredriksen confronts her documents—principally the writings of the New Testament—as an archaeologist would an especially rich complex site. With great care she distinguishes the literary images from historical fact. As she does so, she explains the images of Jesus in terms of the strategies and purposes of the writers Paul, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.—Thomas D’Evelyn, Christian Science Monitor |
| essene way of life: Into the Kingdom Maggy Whitehouse, 2003 |
| essene way of life: The Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary Tremper III Longman, 2013-08-01 In the pages of the Bible, we come to know God through Jesus Christ. Thus the importance of the Bible for our spiritual formation cannot be overstated. If we are honest, though, the Bible is not always easy to understand. For example, the places named in the Bible can seem strange, and the number of people mentioned is virtually countless. This comprehensive dictionary intends to help people read the Bible with increased understanding and confidence. It contains articles on major topics as well as places and people, even if they just appear in a single verse in the Bible. Its articles cover theological topics, biblical words, biblical imagery, and historical topics. This A to Z dictionary includes more than •1,700 full-color pages •400 color illustrations, maps, and photos •5,000 articles by leading evangelical scholars The Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary is an informative, colorful, and easy-to-understand resource that will be an indispensable reference for your own personal study or in preparation for teaching. |
| essene way of life: Time Between The Testaments Mark E Braun, 2016-07-01 What happened during the Intertestamental Period? Most English translations of the Bible have a couple of blank pages between the Old and New Testaments. Maybe they even have a copy of the Apocrypha. In reality, the time between the last book of the Old Testament—Malachi—and the first book in the New Testament—Matthew—was not a brief pause. It actually spanned many, many years. So what happened? That’s what Time Between the Testaments is all about. In this book, you’ll read about a series of important changes in Jewish life and philosophy, including the emergence of religious groups that would challenge Jesus’ message of salvation. As you read this book, you’ll gain new knowledge of the world in which your Savior taught, suffered, died, and rose again. |
| essene way of life: THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS Edward D. Andrews, 2024-08-20 Unveiling one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century, The Dead Sea Scrolls: What Is the Truth About the Dead Sea Scrolls? takes readers on a scholarly journey into the heart of these ancient texts. Discovered in the arid caves near the Dead Sea, these scrolls have captivated the world, offering unparalleled glimpses into a Jewish community from two millennia ago. But what do they truly reveal? Edward D. Andrews, a conservative Evangelical Christian Bible scholar, offers a comprehensive exploration of the Dead Sea Scrolls, meticulously examining their content, context, and significance. This book addresses crucial questions that have intrigued both scholars and believers: How do these scrolls compare with the Hebrew Bible? What insights do they provide into the religious practices and beliefs of their authors? And perhaps most controversially, do they have any connection to the origins of Christianity? Rejecting speculative theories that link the Essenes or the Qumran community with the early Christian movement, this book argues that any similarities between the Dead Sea Scrolls and New Testament teachings stem from their shared foundation in the Old Testament. Andrews carefully analyzes specific scrolls—such as the Great Isaiah Scroll, the War Scroll, and the Temple Scroll—translating and interpreting key passages to uncover their true meaning. The Dead Sea Scrolls: What Is the Truth About the Dead Sea Scrolls? is an essential resource for seminary students, pastors, and churchgoers who seek a deeper understanding of these ancient texts and their place within the broader narrative of biblical history. With rigorous scholarship and a firm commitment to biblical truth, this book provides clarity amidst the complex and often contentious debates surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls. Discover the enduring significance of these ancient manuscripts and their impact on our understanding of the Bible today. |
| essene way of life: The Christ of India Swami Nirmalananda Giri (Abbot George Burke), 2016-07-22 The unique story of Jesus, Saint Thomas his Apostle, and how the Dharma of India became part of Saint Thomas Christianity Original Christianity is the teaching of both Jesus of Nazareth and his Apostle Saint Thomas in India. Although it was new to the Mediterranean world, it was really the classical, traditional teachings of the ancient rishis of India that even today comprise Sanatana Dharma, the Eternal Dharma, that goes far beyond religion into realization. In The Christ of India Abbot George Burke presents what those ancient teachings are, as well as the growing evidence that Jesus spent much of his Lost Years in India and Tibet. This is also the story of how the original teachings of Jesus and Saint Thomas thrived in India for centuries before the coming of the European colonialists. The Christ of India: The Story of Original Christianity includes the following: • The Christ of India, about the Essene roots of Jesus and the early Christians; the spiritual training of Jesus; The lost years of Jesus, with much information never before gathered together in one place; Jesus' return to the West, and how his teachings were misunderstood; Jesus return to India after his resurrection; and much more. • The Apostle of India, about how Jesus' apostle Saint Thomas went to India, and how the Christianity which grew up in India had a totally unique character compared to elsewhere in the world; the history of Saint Thomas Christianity in India and how it was persecuted by the colonialists. • The Beliefs of Original Christianity • Special Appendix: Indian Masters Who Considered Jesus One of Them. Stories of masters who had visions of Jesus, and those who researched Jesus' time in India, including Sri Ramakrishna, Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Sivananda and others You will learn about the manuscripts which proved Jesus lived in the East, and the efforts to suppress the news of their discovery. You will learn about the Indian Saint Thomas Christian bishop of the 18th century who taught karma and reincarnation, who later became a wonderworking saint revered by Christians, Hindus, and Muslims alike. Those who find themselves attracted to both Jesus and the Dharma of India will find this book fascinating and illuminating. |
| essene way of life: The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea Joan E. Taylor, 2012 Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a sect configured as marginal and isolated. Scholarly consensus has held that an Essene library was hidden ahead of the Roman advance in 68 CE, when Qumran was partly destroyed. With much doubt now expressed about aspects of this view, The Essenes, the Scrolls and the Dead Sea systematically reviews the surviving historical sources, and supports an understanding of the Essenes as an influential legal society, at the centre of Judaean religious life, held in much esteem by many and protected by the Herodian dynasty, thus appearing as Herodians in the Gospels. Opposed to the Hasmoneans, the Essenes combined sophisticated legal expertise and autonomy with an austere regimen of practical work, including a specialisation in medicine and pharmacology. Their presence along the north-western Dead Sea is strongly indicated by two independent sources, Dio Chrysostom and Pliny the Elder, and coheres with the archaeology. The Dead Sea Scrolls represent not an isolated library, quickly hidden, but burials of manuscripts from numerous Essene collections, placed in jars in caves for long-term preservation. The historical context of the Dead Sea area itself, and its extraordinary natural resources, as well as the archaeology of Qumran, confirm the Essenes' patronage by Herod, and indicate that they harnessed the medicinal material the Dead Sea zone provides to this day. |
| essene way of life: Philo of Alexandria D.T. Runia, 2011-10-28 This volume, prepared with the collaboration of the International Philo Bibliography Project, is the third in a series of annotated bibliographies on the Jewish exegete and philosopher Philo of Alexandria. It contains a listing of all scholarly writings on Philo for the period 1997 to 2006. |
| essene way of life: Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls Randall Price, 1996 Discover new technology that helps translators with previously unreadable Scroll fragments, supposedly secret scrolls in hiding, and the furious debate about who rightfully owns the Scrolls. Includes never before-published photographs. |
| essene way of life: FROM JESUS TO THE ESSENES Olivier Manitara, 2019-09-19 Throughout the ages, the Essenes have been a people across all peoples, a family of souls that has kept alive the religion of Light on earth. Religion is the bond of life that unites man to the divine world, that allows him to know himself, to weave good relations with his family and with all the kingdoms of nature. The religion of the Light, or Essene religion, does not belong to any people; it is only divine. It is the superior intelligence that guides men in wisdom and true royalty. |
Essenes - Wikipedia
The Essene movement likely originated as a distinct group among Jews during Jonathan Apphus's time, driven by disputes over Jewish law and the belief that Jonathan's high priesthood was …
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The Essenes were a New Testament religious sect that existed from the second century B.C. to the first century A.D. Of the three main religious groups mentioned by Josephus (a well known first …
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Essene, member of a religious sect or brotherhood that flourished in Palestine from about the 2nd century bc to the end of the 1st century ad.
Essenes - World History Encyclopedia
Feb 4, 2022 · The Essenes were a Jewish sect that emerged in the 2nd century BCE and established the community at Qumran. They emphasized ritual purity, copied books of the …
Who Were the Essenes? Bible Facts and Meaning - Christianity
Jul 5, 2019 · An almost forgotten Jewish sect until the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1940s -50s, the Essenes were a small, separatist group that grew out of the conflicts of the …
The Essenes: The Mystery Holy Men Behind the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Oct 20, 2019 · The Essenes were a Jewish sect that flourished around the end of the Second Temple Period, i.e. between the 2nd century BC and the 1st century AD. The main source of …
ESSENES - JewishEncyclopedia.com
A glance at the Essene oath of initiation confirms the statement of Philo that love of God, or reverence for His Name, love of man, or pursuit of righteousness and benevolence, and love of …
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The Dead Sea Scrolls are usually thought to have been produced by a group known as the Essenes. And the Essenes are a group that literally abandoned Jerusalem, it seems, in protest......
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Dec 17, 2020 · The Essenes, as a Jewish religious sect, disappeared from history around AD 70, after the destruction of Jerusalem. There were many who believed in Israel after the resurrection …
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Feb 12, 2025 · The Essenes, also known as the Essenians, were one of the most enigmatic Jewish sects during the Second Temple period. Known for their ascetic lifestyle, communal living, and …
Essenes - Wikipedia
The Essene movement likely originated as a distinct group among Jews during Jonathan Apphus's time, driven by disputes over Jewish law and the belief that Jonathan's high priesthood was …
Who Are the Essenes? - Bible Study
The Essenes were a New Testament religious sect that existed from the second century B.C. to the first century A.D. Of the three main religious groups mentioned by Josephus (a well known first …
Essene | Dead Sea Scrolls, Qumran, Judaism | Britannica
Essene, member of a religious sect or brotherhood that flourished in Palestine from about the 2nd century bc to the end of the 1st century ad.
Essenes - World History Encyclopedia
Feb 4, 2022 · The Essenes were a Jewish sect that emerged in the 2nd century BCE and established the community at Qumran. They emphasized ritual purity, copied books of the …
Who Were the Essenes? Bible Facts and Meaning - Christianity
Jul 5, 2019 · An almost forgotten Jewish sect until the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1940s -50s, the Essenes were a small, separatist group that grew out of the conflicts of the …
The Essenes: The Mystery Holy Men Behind the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Oct 20, 2019 · The Essenes were a Jewish sect that flourished around the end of the Second Temple Period, i.e. between the 2nd century BC and the 1st century AD. The main source of …
ESSENES - JewishEncyclopedia.com
A glance at the Essene oath of initiation confirms the statement of Philo that love of God, or reverence for His Name, love of man, or pursuit of righteousness and benevolence, and love of …
The Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls - PBS
The Dead Sea Scrolls are usually thought to have been produced by a group known as the Essenes. And the Essenes are a group that literally abandoned Jerusalem, it seems, in protest......
The Essenes: A Community Greater than the Sum of its Parts
Dec 17, 2020 · The Essenes, as a Jewish religious sect, disappeared from history around AD 70, after the destruction of Jerusalem. There were many who believed in Israel after the resurrection …
The Essenes: Unraveling the Secrets of an Ancient Jewish Sect ...
Feb 12, 2025 · The Essenes, also known as the Essenians, were one of the most enigmatic Jewish sects during the Second Temple period. Known for their ascetic lifestyle, communal living, and …
