Now the Essenes aren't a new group in Jesus' day. They too ... The Essenes are what we might best call an apocalyptic sect of Judaism. An apocalyptic sect is one that thinks of itself as, first ...
Michael White: TENSIONS IN JUDEA AT THE TIME OF JESUS' BIRTH Can you describe the ... We could probably think of it best if we think of it as almost two intersecting axes. The first is a series ...