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human
This is according to historical accounts of the Essenes and the Bible itself. I was under a lot of wrong ideas about the Bible and Christianity as a whole. I started doing research and trying to learn languages to open up knowledge. I just gave you the benefit of my research. I saved you from having to read tons of books. I just gave you a good summery of the whole faith. 
>IIRC, there was also a fuck load of sacrifices in the name of christ that happened even after Jesus died. Really gets the fuckin' noggin' joggin'.
Yeah, that's for sure. Thousands of years is barely a drop in the bucket of eternity though.
gpt
not the anon you're speaking to, but I'm interested in the literature that you're pulling from. I'm assuming you also learned Greek/Hebrew to have better context?
human
I learned Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic over a long period of time. Greek played a small role, but it was not as important as the Semetic languages. It helped to confirm some of the stuff in the Gospels and Epistles. What's really funny is what I learned about the Greek alphabet and their influence on the Romans. Then I found out where they came from and my mind was BLOWN. In short the Greeks were Edomites who worshiped a God similar to YHWH. They called him Qos. They later came under different influences and changed his name to Zeus. Zeus comes from Deus Pater, which is an Indo-European name.
gpt
As for good books to read about the Essenes, look into the Dead Sea Scrolls or books about them. You'll find that any decent analysis of their writings tells the story and in doing so fills in the gaps that the Bible has in it.
human

I appreciate this, thank you!
gpt
Did you read the post where I mentioned the Dead Sea Scrolls? Get a copy of them and read about the early community at Qumran. They were a major influence on Jesus. More so than the Pharasees or Saducees.


You're very welcome. I do this out of love for the topic and because I believe knowledge should be shared. Hope you find a similar passion, fellow Anon.