can someone explain briefly what the "essene" are?

Question

do they still exist?

Answer 1

Thanks for asking!

They were the third largest group among the Jewish people but were obliterated and annihilated by the powerful church... And not even mentioned in the Bible at all.

The Essenes were a band of prophets, visionaries and scribes since the time of Elijah and were the ones who adhered to the prophecies of the coming Messiah. Both the young Mary and the elder Joseph belonged to Nazareth, one of the two communities of Essenes at the time, located at the foothills of Mt. Carmel. [The other community was located in Qumran where Elizabeth and Zeccariah belonged, where John the Baptist was born.]

That's the short version. [Kindly refer to my previous responses --by clicking on my avatar-- if you need additional info about them. Thanx.]

Peace be with you!

Answer 2

They were members of a small Jewish religious order, originating in the 2d cent. B.C. The chief sources of information about the Essenes are Pliny the Elder, Philo's _Quod omnius probus liber_, Josephus' _Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews_, and (possibly) the Dead Sea Scrolls. The sect consisted of adult males and celibacy was encouraged. The Essenes lived as a highly organized community that held possessions in common. Ceremonial purity entailed scrupulous cleanliness, the wearing of only white garments, and the most strict observance of the Sabbath. The Essenes believed in the immortality of the soul. Their practice, common among many Jewish groups, of purification through ritual immersion may have been a significant influence on the development of the rite of baptism in the early Christian church. They condemned slavery and prohibited trading because it led to covetousness and cheating; they avoided luxury, abhorred untruthfulness and forbade oaths, with the one exception of the oath a new member took after two years of probation. In this oath, the member pledged piety toward God, justice to men, honesty with fellow Essenes, preservation of the sect's secrets, and proper transmission of its teachings. The Essenes subsisted by pastoral and agricultural activities and handicrafts; they avoided the manufacture of weapons. There is evidence of Persian and Hellenistic influences in the sect's thought. The Essenes' belief in several Messiahs is thought by some to have been a major influence in the development of Christianity. The sect ceased to exist sometime in the 2d cent. A.D.

Answer 3

essene a member of a sect, from 2bc to 2ad. They no longer exist.

Answer 4

You've already got some good answers, so I'll just
take the 2 points.
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails.

Answer 5

they are of no importance. why?



Jesus Christ is King of Kings.. Lord of Lords.


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