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An essay examines the origins, beliefs, rituals, and communal institutions of the Essenes, synthesizing Greco‑Roman testimonies and rabbinic material to reconstruct their character. It outlines their strict observance of Mosaic law and purity regulations, avoidance of oaths, frequent abstention from marriage, communal ownership and shared labor, nonviolence, and rejection of slavery. The account describes internal governance, disciplinary procedures, and the aspirational aim of spiritual perfection expressed through prophecy and healing. The author collates ancient accounts, critiques their biases, and offers an impartial overview of the sect’s doctrines, practices, numbers, and relationship to contemporary Jewish and early Christian movements.

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Essenes, their cardinal doctrines and practices 6
—— observance of Sabbath 10
—— sections and orders 11
—— origin of the sect 14
—— parallelism with Pythagorism 15
—— date of 25
—— derivation of name 27
—— Philo’s description of 31
—— Pliny’s ditto 40
—— Josephus’ ditto 40
—— Solinus’ ditto 53
—— Porphyry’s ditto 54
—— Epiphanius’ ditto 56
—— Modern literature on the 59
De Rossi 59
Dr. Thomas Godwyn 62
Theophilus Gale 64
Dean Prideaux 65
Basnage 66
Dr. Jennings 66
Bellermann 67
Neander 67
Rappaport 68
Gfrörer 70
Dähne 71
Frankel 72
Hall 74
Ewald 76
Graetz 76
Jost 78
Herzfeld 78
Hilgenfeld 80
Westcott 80
Milman 81
Hirschfeld 81

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Title: The Essenes
Author: Christian David Ginsburg (1831–1914) Info https://viaf.org/viaf/11054330/
File generation date: 2022-10-16 17:18:51 UTC
Language: English
Original publication date: 1864

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76 θεραπενταὶ θεραπευταὶ 1
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