In the first century there were three sects of Judaism: the Pharisees, Saducees and Essenes. The Essenes were mystics who many believe were the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Many scholars believe that Jewish Kabbalah had its roots among the Essenes. The Essenes were fore-runners of Christianity. There is much evidence that Yochanan (John) the immerser (the Baptist) came from an Essene background and that many of the original Jewish followers of Yeshua (Jesus) were Essenes. This list is a discusion group for all of those who see themselves as modern Essenes or Nazarenes.
Shalom all, Each week and through Channukah we will be teaching each Sabbath from 3:15 PM Central Time until about 5:00 to 5:30 PM on Channukah and the
The Gospel According to the Hebrews is a "lost" apocryphal Gospel used anciently by the ancient Nazarenes and Ebionites. While no copies of this document have
Shalom; your proposed Perspective of the Ancient Essenes has been discarded by scholars with recent research in the three types of Judaisms that existed in the
On August 12th, 1553, at the petition of Pietro, Cardinal Caraffa, the Inquisitor General, Pope Julius III signed a decree banning the Talmud in Rome. The