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“…an ascetic sect to which many attribute the production of the Dead Sea Scrolls. This group, and probably others like it, sough to obey the Law by withdrawing from the rest of society, and often had a very intense expectation that the end was near.” [1]
References to Essenes:
- Jewish Antiquities by Flavius Josephus.
- Jewish War by Flavius Josephus.
- Praeparatio Evangelica by Eusebius.
- Natural History by Pliny.
Bibliography
[1] Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Reformation. Kindle Location 429. 2nd, Revised and Updated ed. Vol. 1. 2 vols. HarperCollins Publishers, 2014.
* – Updated 12/12/2018.
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