Essenes

... (n.) Plural of Essene. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ESSENES. es-senz', (Essenoi, Essaioi): Contents I. THE NAME Forms It Assumes-Etymology, Origin II. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/essenes.htm - 38k

Apocalyptic

... Three Jewish Sects Comprise Whole Literary Class 4. Not the Product of the Sadducees 5. Nor of the Pharisees 6. Probably Written by the Essenes WORKS ENTITLED ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocalyptic.htm - 42k

Literature (2 Occurrences)

... Three Jewish Sects Comprise Whole Literary Class 4. Not the Product of the Sadducees 5. Nor of the Pharisees 6. Probably Written by the Essenes WORKS ENTITLED ... biblethesaurus.org/l/literature.htm - 82k

Ebionites

... HISTORY OF EBIONISM 1. Ebionites and Essenes 2. Organization of Ebionites V. EVIDENCE FROM EBIONISM FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH 1. Christology of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ebionites.htm - 34k

Ebionism

... HISTORY OF EBIONISM 1. Ebionites and Essenes 2. Organization of Ebionites V. EVIDENCE FROM EBIONISM FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH 1. Christology of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ebionism.htm - 34k

Abstinence (2 Occurrences)

... (1) The Essenes. These lived together in colonies, shared all things in common and practiced voluntary poverty. ... See ESSENES. (2) The Hermit Ascetics. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abstinence.htm - 25k

Pharisees (86 Occurrences)

... 145). The other two sects were the Essenes and the Sadducees. In ... 27). The followers of these in later days became the Essenes. When ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pharisees.htm - 66k

Zoroastrianism

... Times, XI, 257;), and Hystaspis (GJV, edition 4, III, 592-95), in many Talmudic passages (ZDMG, XXI, 552-91), certain customs of the Essenes, various anti ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoroastrianism.htm - 17k

Josephus

... When 16 years old he resorted to one Banus, an ESSENES, (which see), in the desert of Engedi, with whom he remained for 3 years, absorbing occult lore, and ... biblethesaurus.org/j/josephus.htm - 13k

Flavius

... When 16 years old he resorted to one Banus, an ESSENES, (which see), in the desert of Engedi, with whom he remained for 3 years, absorbing occult lore, and ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flavius.htm - 13k

Essential (2 Occurrences)

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Exercise (35 Occurrences)

... Comp. Colossians 2:23) to which some sects of the Jews, especially the Essenes, attached importance. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exercise.htm - 22k

Essaying (1 Occurrence)

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Paradise (6 Occurrences)

... thief suffering from thirst and agony and shame was such as was symbolized by the popular conception of paradise, which, as held by the Essenes, consisted of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paradise.htm - 16k

Artemis (5 Occurrences)

... the name and later the title Megabyzos. Under him were priests known as Essenes, appointed. perhaps from the city officials, for ... biblethesaurus.org/a/artemis.htm - 14k

Diana (5 Occurrences)

... the name and later the title Megabyzos. Under him were priests known as Essenes, appointed. perhaps from the city officials, for ... biblethesaurus.org/d/diana.htm - 15k

Wait (223 Occurrences)

... James Version). It is thought by some authorities that this implies their having belonged to the sect of the Essenes. Epiphanius ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wait.htm - 41k

Bathing (9 Occurrences)

... that the "bath" at last became, even for the laity, "an important factor in the religious life of Israel." We read of daily bathing by the Essenes (Josephus, BJ ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bathing.htm - 15k

Sadducees (14 Occurrences)

... to Differences between Prophets and Priests: Josephus describes the Sadducees along with the contemporary sects, the Pharisees and the Essenes (Josephus, Ant ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sadducees.htm - 31k

Almsgiving (3 Occurrences)

... The Essenes had their treasury in a chamber of their own in the temple that both the giving and the taking should be unobserved (Mishnah, Sheq., v.6). Rabbi ... biblethesaurus.org/a/almsgiving.htm - 17k

Oath (286 Occurrences)

... Philo expresses the desire (ii.194) that the practice of swearing should be discontinued, and the Essenes used no oaths (BJ, II, viii, 6; Ant., XV, x, 4). 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oath.htm - 47k

Alms (13 Occurrences)

... The Essenes had their treasury in a chamber of their own in the temple that both the giving and the taking should be unobserved (Mishnah, Sheq., v.6). Rabbi ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alms.htm - 22k

Nazirite (10 Occurrences)

... as we can discover, there is no indication that they formed guilds or settled communities like the "Sons of the Prophets." In some sense the Essenes may have ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nazirite.htm - 21k

Providence (3 Occurrences)

... The Sadducees, he tells us, held an extreme view of human freedom, while the Essenes were believers in absolute fate; the Pharisees, avoiding these extremes ... biblethesaurus.org/p/providence.htm - 44k

Bath (13 Occurrences)

... that the "bath" at last became, even for the laity, "an important factor in the religious life of Israel." We read of daily bathing by the Essenes (Josephus, BJ ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bath.htm - 22k

Synagogue (52 Occurrences)

... According to Philo (Quod omnis probus liber sit, xii, et al.) the Essenes had their own synagogues, and, from 'Abhoth 3 10, it seems that "the people of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/synagogue.htm - 50k

Resurrection (42 Occurrences)

... According to Josephus (BJ, II, viii, 11) the Essenes held this doctrine, but as Josephus graecizes the Pharisaic resurrection into Pythagorean soul-migration ... biblethesaurus.org/r/resurrection.htm - 93k

John (154 Occurrences)

... national judgment. His desert habits have led some to connect him with that strange company of Jews known as the Essenes. There ... biblethesaurus.org/j/john.htm - 101k

Sacrifice (300 Occurrences)

... It must be conceded that the sect of the Jews (Essenes) attaining to the highest ethical standard and living the most unselfish lives of brotherhood and ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sacrifice.htm - 101k

Salvation (386 Occurrences)

... And, even in earlier times, the Essenes rejected sacrifices altogether, without losing thereby their recognition as Jews. III. The Teaching of Christ. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/salvation.htm - 67k

Gnosticism

... meritorious. To abstain from marriage and from various kinds of food was the teaching of the Essenes and also of the Gnostics. This ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gnosticism.htm - 38k

Angel (209 Occurrences)

... The Essenes held an esoteric doctrine of angels, in which most scholars find the germ of the Gnostic eons. V. The Reality of Angels. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/angel.htm - 78k

Baptist (16 Occurrences)

... national judgment. His desert habits have led some to connect him with that strange company of Jews known as the Essenes. There ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baptist.htm - 56k

Jesus (10891 Occurrences)

... The Land Its Divisions 2. Political Situation Changes in Territory 3. The Religious Sects (1) The Scribes (2) The Pharisees (3) The Sadducees (4) The Essenes IV ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jesus.htm - 101k

Christ (573 Occurrences)

... The Land Its Divisions 2. Political Situation Changes in Territory 3. The Religious Sects (1) The Scribes (2) The Pharisees (3) The Sadducees (4) The Essenes IV ... biblethesaurus.org/c/christ.htm - 101k

Sodomite (1 Occurrence)

... It must be conceded that the sect of the Jews (Essenes) attaining to the highest ethical standard and living the most unselfish lives of brotherhood and ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sodomite.htm - 101k

Israel (27466 Occurrences)

... Relations to the Gentile World 6. Religion of the Post-exilic Period (1) Life under the Law (2) Hellenism (3) Pharisees and Sadducees (4) Essenes (5) Positive ... biblethesaurus.org/i/israel.htm - 101k

Religion (23 Occurrences)

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Messenger (235 Occurrences)

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