The essene mysteries of john the baptist the essene jesus. The essene brotherhood, established long before yeshuas birth, was in all readiness to provide whatever yeshua would need in the way of shelter, food and right education under their lofty standards set into motion for and by gods holy law. Essene gospel of peace book two essenes, essene teachings. Fragments from the essene gospel of john szekely free download as word doc. On a deeper level the temple can be taken as a symbol of the inner temple of. Book one of the essene gospel of peace, an ancient manuscript he had found in the secret archives of the vatican as the result of limitless patience, faultless scholarship, and unerring intuition. The new testament describes him as calling the pharisees and sadducees a brood of vipers, and it describes him as living in the desert, wearing a garment of camels hair and eating locusts and wild honey.
Translation based on the first century aramaic and ancient slavonic texts. They lived lives of separation, piety and celibacy, observed the sabbath, shunned personal property and did not use money. We worship them and study their teachings, that we may better serve them. The pharisees and sadducees antagonized jesus, and were eventually responsible for his betrayal, unjust conviction by the roman court, and crucifixion. The bible and interpretation on jesus, the essenes, and. The essene gospel of john by edmond bordeaux szekely. The essene jesus is a product of the enlightenment. The essene gospel of peace, book 1 by edmond bordeaux szekely. The qumran essene community has become the focus of ideas about the connection of jesus teachings to earlier traditions.
Only being discovered in dead sea scrolls and other mid 20th century discoveries. Jan 02, 2020 it has been popular among some scholars to claim that john the baptist was an essene. Fragments from the essene gospel of john szekely god the. Jesus an essene is a short book espousing a theory of jesus being an essene. This book gives a full description of the nature and purpose of the community, and the birth and upbringing of jesus and john the baptist. No one in the modern world has done more to help keep the spirit and teachings of the essenes alive, than dr. There are 39 references to the word life in the gospel of john and most of them. The bible does not state that john the baptist was an essene. Also, it gives essene renderings of key old testament stories, concerning moses, ezekiel, daniel and others, plus startling insights into ancient history.
How can you witness to someone who believes these are truer than the bible. Lost scrolls of the essene brotherhood kindle edition by christ, jesus. According to josephus, the essenes, or essenoi, were a jewish religious sect that existed alongside the pharisees and sadducees. According to the hebrewebionite gospels, john the baptist really ate locust carob. Fragments from the essene gospel of john szekely god. This story is told in his book, the discovery of the essene gospel of peace, published in.
Essene gospel of john from book 2 of szekelys essene gospel of peace. A commentary additional rich fruit of his lifetime of analysis and educating. Like the violent revolutionary jesus hypothesis, it is an attempt to portray jesus as a human being without the mythical accretions of theological dogma. It has been popular among some scholars to claim that john the baptist was an essene. Chapter 1 introduction it is our purpose to give d. We leave you to decide whether the following is in fact the authentic word of christ in the essene gospel of peace part one. John mark, author of the gospel of john with mary, the virgin mother of jesus. Essenes, dead sea scrolls, herods and john the baptist. John the baptist was without the slightest doubt an essene prophet raised up by god to announce and make ready for the coming of christ on earth. A gospel a contraction of old english god spel meaning good newsglad tidings, comparable to greek. Chrysostom that jesus told his disciples if they wanted to learn the mysteries of god, they would first have to be of humane character. Chrysostom that yeshua told his disciples if they wanted to learn the mysteries of god, they would first have to be of humane character. Essene gospel of peace the symbolic tree of life enabled the essenes to understand how they were surrounded by forces, or angels, from the visible world of nature and the invisible cosmic world. Following the gospel of peace of jesus christ, szekely has completely translated the original manuscript from aramaic of the supposedly lost gospel of the essenes.
Szekely, this text contains the actual words spoken by jesus and his beloved disciple john. Essene school recommended reading resources essene gospel. Many teachings of jesus that were edited from the bible in the fourth centuty are preserved here. It is a wonderful document of jesus teaching about how to live in harmony with the laws of nature. The author of a so muchfavored two amount matthew commentary 1990 that he considerably revised and expanded fourteen years later, frederick dale bruner now offers the gospel of john. Uncovering a vegetarian jesus at the beginning of christianity, by.
Essene gospel of peace book two the assembly of called. Francis, was mine to kindle once more with the discovery of the essene gospel. A reevaluation from the dead sea scrolls jesus an essene the gospel of the essenes. Bce until 70 ce and mentioned by josephus and philo, though not in the nt. To obtain a copy of essene gospel of john for personal study, fill out the following mandatory information form and click request copy. The holy gospel of jesus christ, according to john. A group within palestinian judaism, existing from the 2nd cent. It is our deep and sincere conviction the renaissance of the original purity.
The essene gospel of peace book 1 the essene gospel of peace the essene gospel of peace book 2 the unknown books of the essenes the essene gospel of peace book 3 lost scrolls of the essene brotherhood the essene gospel of peace book 4 the teachings of the elect. In the process a lot of christianitys original spiritual essence was edited or removed entirely to serve the more earthly agendas of the emergent holy roman empire. There are some similarities between john and the essenes. And, also see, the ebionites essenes who, early on, populated the jesus. The gospel of the essenes by edmond bordeaux szekely. This twolevel or dual intention becomes obvious in many. On jesus, the essenes, and the anxiety of influence. Pink this work is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. John 1 in the beginning was the law, and the law was with god, and the law was god. Essene school recommended reading resources essene gospel of peace book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4. The essene gospel of peace is an ancient manuscript found in the vatican library.
The gospel of luke endorses the probability that john the baptist attained. Essene school recommended reading resources essene. Coptic gospel of the twelve late secondcentury coptic language work although often equated with the gospel of the ebionites, it appears to be an attempt to retell the gospel of john in the pattern of the synoptics. It was discovered in the vatican library and appears to be a genuine manuscript written at the time of christ or shortly thereafter.
Since all the great masters had to adapt their teaching to the level of their audience, they found it necessary to formulate both an exoteric and esoteric teaching. The form will be sent to the officer in charge of the soil and health library, steve solomon. Mathews criswell college, dallas, tx 75201 the jerusalem temple, which was the preeminent symbol of israels religious establishment, became a common target of criticism among religious reformers. Due to lack of knowledge, my people shall perish hosea 4. In singular contrast to what had been said by philo of the objection the essenes had in regard to everything connected with war, one of the leading generals of the jews when they rebelled against the romans was john the essene, who was made governor of certain toparchies in the north bj, ii, xx, 4. The essene gospel of peace book one spiritual minds. In it, jesus tells his disciples to eat raw vegetables, take frequent enemas to cleanse the colon, and dont eat meat. If it were not for the essenes we would have no gospel whatsoever today, for they were responsible. In other words, the whole camp is seen surrounding the king. Anthropoligical historians have discovered that the essenes average life span was 120 years, confirming what many writers of the time have stated in various texts. Yet the idea that jesus, john the baptist, or the early jesus movement were influenced by the essenes has always been controversial. It was in 1928 that edmond bordeaux szekely first published his translation of book one of the essene gospel of peace, an ancient manuscript he had found in the secret archives of the vatican as the result of limitless patience, faultless scholarship, and unerring intuition, a story told in his book, the discovery of the essene gospel of peace.
The gospel of peace of jesus christ by the disciple john. In 1928 edmund bordeaux szekely translated the first english copy of the egop which he claims was an ancient essene manuscript that he stole from secret. The essene church of christ is a manifestation of the christ family, established by the lord and lady via the assistance of human beings whom have affiliated with them. Learn what we believe about vegetarianism, reincarnation, the feminine aspect of god, heaven and hell, and much more. Anthropoligical historians have discovered that the essenes average life span was 120 years, confirming. He was a forerunner of the kingdoms promised heir and messiah. The essene holy communions originated by enoch, and again brought forth by moses on the two stone tablets he first brought down from mount sinai the ten commandments or the lesser mysteries to. Pdf john mark author of the gospel of john with jesus mother.
The essene revelations on the historical jesus the secret initiation of jesus at qumran. Dec 05, 2010 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Like the essenes, john saw perversity in jewish society and he. Published 1968 by first christians essene church in san diego, calif. The essene gospel of peace is an ancient tome filled with arcane secrets found deep in the vaults of the vatican library health woo bullshit written by edmond bordeaux szekely and published in 1928. The essene humane gospel of christ the salvation of the world the humane gospel of jesus.
It was written by 19th century american schoolmaster e. Many of the times, it has been believed that the readers, who are using the ebooks for first time, happen to truly have a rough time before getting used to them. Book two of the essene gospel of peace i have to begin this preface with a great confession. And, behold, the cover lifted, and my hands touched the golden pages, and my eyes beheld the mystery of the seven seals. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing to israel. The essene gospel of peace part one the dark truth.
Scriptures indicating john the baptists membership in the qumran essene community comes from luke 1. Pdf the new melchizedek bible, vol 5, the essene gospelstable. Szekely subsequently translated this work from its original aramaic into french, which he titled, the essene gospel of peace book i. Jan 01, 1971 a most interesting and delightful little book is entitled the essene gospel of peace book 1. The essene humane gospel of christ the salvation of the. We cant help but wonder what other dead sea scrolls lie hidden in the vatican vaults that were missed in olden times when the bible.
The essene gospel of peace the essene gospel of peace is an amazing treatise by jesus on healthy livingeating in which he advocates fasting, detoxing, vegetarianism, and a 100% raw food diet. The gospel of john was written for a simple purpose. This story is told in his book, the discovery of the essene gospel of peace, published in 1975. Thus, essene church of christ is a circle of disciples of the lord christ and lady christ. To produce faith in jesus as the christ, the son of god jn 20. That state of wonder and awe before the miracle of life, which burned so brilliantly in the essene brotherhood at the dead sea, and which faded out with the passing of the last essene, st. I have a father who says he believes in jesus, but not the bible. To share the life that comes through such faith jn 20. The gospel of peace of jesus christ by the disciple john notes. If you havent figured it out already, its a hoax just like every other set. Edmond bordeaux szekely march 5, 1905 1979 was a hungarian philologistlinguist, philosopher, psychologist and natural living enthusiast. Working tips for a better ebook reading experience. The first effort took many years to complete, and it was composed painstakingly and literally, with hundreds of cross references and abundant philological and. The communions show how each of these forces is utilized in mans body and consciousness.
Some in early christianity developed a twofold or twolevel organisational. The term originally meant the christian message itself, but in the second century, it came to be used for the books in which the message was set out. We leave you to decide whether the following is in fact the authentic word of christ in. The essene gospel of peace focuses on the brotherhood of all living things. Jesus gives practical living advice that when applied takes you to a new level never before in purity and. Round about the throne, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with. Szekely authored the essene gospel of peace, which he translated from an ancient text he supposedly discovered in the 1920s. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The essene humane gospel of christ the salvation of the world. The essene gospel of peace in its entirety, covers an extreme deeper understanding of mother nature, the importance of health and fasting, the vision of enoch, the mysteries of the holy. The essene holy communions originated by enoch, and again brought forth by moses on the two stone tablets he first brought down from mount sinai. He says a loving god will not condemn man as long as he does mostly good.