Essenes

Essenes

A Jewish faction arising near the end of the inter-Testamental period who had little or no interest in politics or in warfare. Instead, they withdrew to the Judean wilderness. There, in isolated monastic communities, they studied the Scriptures and prepared themselves for the Lord’s kingdom.

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