Posted by 64bowtie on May 31, 2004, at 20:14:42
In reply to Re: Any Essenes here?, posted by rayww on May 30, 2004, at 0:16:13
Essenes were a sect of Beduah who held rituals in the catacombs (crypts) so as not to get caught. Very intellectual and peaceful, starting about 400 years before Christ. Some of the responses Jesus gave to his teachers and questions they asked indicate leaning toward that sect. Indeed, Peter and Paul expanded the early church, worshipping in the shadows and the catacombs, so as not to be caught violating Hebrew traditions. The communal dining and sharing in those early days further indicates a leaning toward the Essene traditions. Jesus philosphical responses indicate a freedom from the restrictions of the scholars of the day.
I wish I had a bibliography of the books I studied while in the Franciscan Seminary, (studying to be a Franciscan Catholic Priest).
It would be so much easier to sight text than try to remember that far back.Rod
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