This twolevel or dual intention becomes obvious in many. The essene revelations on the historical jesus the secret initiation of jesus at qumran. 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. This story is told in his book, the discovery of the essene gospel of peace, published in 1975. 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. Essene gospel of john from book 2 of szekelys essene gospel of peace. Uncovering a vegetarian jesus at the beginning of christianity, by.
Fragments from the essene gospel of john szekely god the. The gospel of peace of jesus christ by the disciple john. Edmond bordeaux szekely march 5, 1905 1979 was a hungarian philologistlinguist, philosopher, psychologist and natural living enthusiast. 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. Scriptures indicating john the baptists membership in the qumran essene community comes from luke 1. Only being discovered in dead sea scrolls and other mid 20th century discoveries. We leave you to decide whether the following is in fact the authentic word of christ in the essene gospel of peace part one. The gospel of john was written for a simple purpose. Pierson once suggested that the four gospels in the order in which we now have them, follow the line of the old hebrew encampment. Szekely, this text contains the actual words spoken by jesus and his beloved disciple john. 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. Chrysostom that jesus told his disciples if they wanted to learn the mysteries of god, they would first have to be of humane character. It was discovered in the vatican library and appears to be a genuine manuscript written at the time of christ or shortly thereafter. Dec 05, 2010 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
The essene humane gospel of christ the salvation of the world the humane gospel of jesus. Essene gospel of peace book two the assembly of called. Series is awesome providing insight and enlightenment from documents going back to 500 bc. If you havent figured it out already, its a hoax just like every other set. 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. 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. Pdf the new melchizedek bible, vol 5, the essene gospelstable. Pdf john mark author of the gospel of john with jesus mother.
Many teachings of jesus that were edited from the bible in the fourth centuty are preserved here. The gospel of luke endorses the probability that john the baptist attained. 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. He says a loving god will not condemn man as long as he does mostly good. On a deeper level the temple can be taken as a symbol of the inner temple of. Fragments from the essene gospel of john szekely god.
A reevaluation from the dead sea scrolls jesus an essene the gospel of the essenes. It was written by 19th century american schoolmaster e. The essene humane gospel of christ the salvation of the world. Working tips for a better ebook reading experience. 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. The bible and interpretation on jesus, the essenes, and.
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. This information is candid and for real, even about the dead. 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. If it were not for the essenes we would have no gospel whatsoever today, for they were responsible. 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. Chapter 1 introduction it is our purpose to give d. The essene gospel of peace book one spiritual minds. 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. Thus, essene church of christ is a circle of disciples of the lord christ and lady christ. Translation based on the first century aramaic and ancient slavonic texts.
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. 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. It is our deep and sincere conviction the renaissance of the original purity. The essene gospel of peace focuses on the brotherhood of all living things. The gospel of the essenes by edmond bordeaux szekely. To obtain a copy of essene gospel of john for personal study, fill out the following mandatory information form and click request copy. Jesus gives practical living advice that when applied takes you to a new level never before in purity and.
Like the essenes, john saw perversity in jewish society and he. Some in early christianity developed a twofold or twolevel organisational. Published 1968 by first christians essene church in san diego, calif. Essenes, dead sea scrolls, herods and john the baptist. 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 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. There are some similarities between john and the essenes. 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. Learn what we believe about vegetarianism, reincarnation, the feminine aspect of god, heaven and hell, and much more. The essene mysteries of john the baptist the essene jesus. Jan 02, 2020 it has been popular among some scholars to claim that john the baptist was an essene.
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. How can you witness to someone who believes these are truer than the bible. The essene gospel of peace, book 1 by edmond bordeaux szekely. Chrysostom that yeshua told his disciples if they wanted to learn the mysteries of god, they would first have to be of humane character. The essene gospel of john by edmond bordeaux szekely. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing to israel.
Round about the throne, and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with. Many of the essenes lived in villages, according to philo, but most scholars believe that the community at qumran comprised essenes or a breakaway essene group and that the teacher of righteousness in the scrolls was a priest who led the. And, also see, the ebionites essenes who, early on, populated the jesus. Due to lack of knowledge, my people shall perish hosea 4. This story is told in his book, the discovery of the essene gospel of peace, published in. No one in the modern world has done more to help keep the spirit and teachings of the essenes alive, than dr.
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. 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. It is a wonderful document of jesus teaching about how to live in harmony with the laws of nature. 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. The holy gospel of jesus christ, according to john.
We leave you to decide whether the following is in fact the authentic word of christ in. 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. According to the hebrewebionite gospels, john the baptist really ate locust carob. It has been popular among some scholars to claim that john the baptist was an essene. Essene gospel of peace book two essenes, essene teachings. We worship them and study their teachings, that we may better serve them. Szekely subsequently translated this work from its original aramaic into french, which he titled, the essene gospel of peace book i. A most interesting and delightful little book is entitled the essene gospel of peace book 1. The pharisees and sadducees antagonized jesus, and were eventually responsible for his betrayal, unjust conviction by the roman court, and crucifixion. The first effort took many years to complete, and it was composed painstakingly and literally, with hundreds of cross references and abundant philological and.
A gospel a contraction of old english god spel meaning good newsglad tidings, comparable to greek. 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. Szekely authored the essene gospel of peace, which he translated from an ancient text he supposedly discovered in the 1920s. Jesus an essene is a short book espousing a theory of jesus being an essene. Like the violent revolutionary jesus hypothesis, it is an attempt to portray jesus as a human being without the mythical accretions of theological dogma. According to josephus, the essenes, or essenoi, were a jewish religious sect that existed alongside the pharisees and sadducees. Yet the idea that jesus, john the baptist, or the early jesus movement were influenced by the essenes has always been controversial.
The communions show how each of these forces is utilized in mans body and consciousness. Lost scrolls of the essene brotherhood kindle edition by christ, jesus. I have a father who says he believes in jesus, but not the bible. The gospel of peace of jesus christ by the disciple john notes. 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.
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. They lived lives of separation, piety and celibacy, observed the sabbath, shunned personal property and did not use money. 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. In other words, the whole camp is seen surrounding the king. The essene gospel of peace part one the dark truth. To produce faith in jesus as the christ, the son of god jn 20. Essene school recommended reading resources essene gospel of peace book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4. The form will be sent to the officer in charge of the soil and health library, steve solomon. 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. 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. Essene school recommended reading resources essene gospel. John 1 in the beginning was the law, and the law was with god, and the law was god.
The bible does not state that john the baptist was an essene. 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. Also, it gives essene renderings of key old testament stories, concerning moses, ezekiel, daniel and others, plus startling insights into ancient history. A group within palestinian judaism, existing from the 2nd cent. Book two of the essene gospel of peace i have to begin this preface with a great confession. The essene gospel of peace is an ancient manuscript found in the vatican library. And, behold, the cover lifted, and my hands touched the golden pages, and my eyes beheld the mystery of the seven seals. Essene school recommended reading resources essene. John mark, author of the gospel of john with mary, the virgin mother of jesus. To share the life that comes through such faith jn 20. A commentary additional rich fruit of his lifetime of analysis and educating. The qumran essene community has become the focus of ideas about the connection of jesus teachings to earlier traditions. 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. Francis, was mine to kindle once more with the discovery of the essene gospel.
The essene jesus is a product of the enlightenment. In it, jesus tells his disciples to eat raw vegetables, take frequent enemas to cleanse the colon, and dont eat meat. There are 39 references to the word life in the gospel of john and most of them. Pink this work is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. Fragments from the essene gospel of john szekely free download as word doc. Bce until 70 ce and mentioned by josephus and philo, though not in the nt. On jesus, the essenes, and the anxiety of influence.