That is to say, it is written in a greek environment, and is designed to appeal to men saturated in greek culture by the employment of greek concepts and imagery. Szekely alleges that this ancient gospel text is authentic and that the canonical gospels are forgeries. The traditions of the mystic orders further state that jesus then gave to john the various signs of the mystery schools to which they both belonged, working from the common signs up until jesus passed on to degrees to which john had not attained, although he was an eminent highdegree essene. John the baptist anticipated the coming of an elijahlike priestly messiah who would purify the temple. A portrait of jesus world the essenes and the dead sea. Essene bread oblationmiracle of the loavesprobably an essene passover gatheringthe codex nazaraeusthe earliest gathering of christians at romeessene water drinkers and vegetariansthe gospel according to the hebrewsgospel of the infancy. The essene gospel of john szekely claimed that, while studying at the vatican in 1923, he had found and translated several obscure hebrew and aramaic texts which he said proved the essenes were vegetarians, and that vegetarianism was prescribed by jesus. Below you will read an excerpt from the essene gospel of peace, book one apocryphal, a direct translation of the aramaic of the words of jesus, as recorded by his disciple john. 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. Szekely authored the essene gospel of peace, which he translated from an ancient text he supposedly discovered in the 1920s. I have been reading online about jesus and john belonging to this essene sect. 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.
Translation based on the first century aramaic and ancient slavonic texts unknown binding 1968 by edmond bordeaux sze. Jan 01, 1971 a most interesting and delightful little book is entitled the essene gospel of peace book 1. It was discovered in the vatican library and appears to be a genuine manuscript written at the time of christ or shortly thereafter. A modern essene sect assembled for meditation and instruction. To obtain a copy of essene gospel of john for personal study, fill out the following mandatory information form and click request copy. Price new from used from paperback, 1968 please retry. The essene gospel of john edmond bordeaux szekely on. If you havent figured it out already, its a hoax just like every other set.
The essenes hid themselves away from society in the wilderness. Who were the essenes and were jesus and john the baptist. From enoch to the dead sea scrolls the essene science of fasting banus the essene essenemoses essene revelation essene holy streams essene seven fold peace essene seven fold peace ii. John the baptist and the essene question catholic heart. A good example of a group which separated itself from society at large and defined itself against the temple in jerusalem are the essenes, or perhaps you might say, the people of the dead sea. John, jesus and the essenes 103 coupled with this, jesus quotes from jeremiahs famous temple sermon which was a hallmark of his career. Pdf the new melchizedek bible, vol 5, the essene gospelstable. Hidden essene texts provide clues to bibles origin kathy j.
Issued by the order of atonement and united templars society paris, jerusalem, madras, brighton, 1901. Inspired by the essene gospel of peace, discovered in the secret archives of the vatican discovery of the essene gospels and translated from the aramaic by edmond bordeaux, szekely. Essene, member of a religious sect or brotherhood that flourished in palestine from about the 2nd century bc to the end of the 1st century ad. Jan 11, 2019 additionally, johns clothing of camels hair and leather girdle is the opposite of the clean white garment that the essenes would wear and try to keep unstained through all their ritual washings. The gospel of the essenes by edmond bordeaux szekely. There are some similarities between john and the essenes. Essene diet eating with awareness everphi returning to. This story is told in his book, the discovery of the essene gospel of peace, published in 1975. What he wished to know he could learn from none other than the essenes. Additionally, johns clothing of camels hair and leather girdle is the opposite of the clean white garment that the essenes would wear and try to keep unstained through all their ritual washings. The bible and interpretation on jesus, the essenes, and. It has been popular among some scholars to claim that john the baptist was an essene.
Published 1968 by first christians essene church in san diego, calif. They viewed themselves as a remnant of the devoted, a voice crying in the desert is. For the bread developed by the essenes, see sprouted bread. In it, jesus tells his disciples to eat raw vegetables, take frequent enemas to cleanse the colon, and dont eat meat. It is a wonderful document of jesus teaching about how to live in harmony.
For jesus held rather to the spirit of the law, and john to the letter of same. These websites hold to this from the dead sea scrolls and the. Translation based on the first century aramaic and ancient slavonic texts. The essene humane gospel of christ the salvation of the world the humane gospel of jesus. The central holistic themes and great message of the saviour of humanity as may be rediscovered and found in the holy bible when read. Essene diet eating with awareness everphi returning to nature. It is a wonderful document of jesus yashiya teaching about how to live in harmony with the laws of nature.
Yet the idea that jesus, john the baptist, or the early jesus movement were influenced by the essenes has always been controversial. The essene jesus is a product of the enlightenment. Like the violent revolutionary jesus hypothesis, it is an attempt to portray jesus as a human being without the mythical accretions of theological dogma. Only the essene writings contain the complete story of the most kind and generous of all men, a man that by his moral strength of holy character puts all other men to shame, especially the religious frauds of today who preach in his holy name.
The essenes sent forth teachers from their own communities to share these teachings with all nations, including menachem the essene in 20 bc, john the baptist, and john the beloved, as well as jesus, who is said to have been raised and educated in the essene communities. 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. Both the practice of baptism and of the sharing of the wine are recorded as part of their practices long before jesus and john the baptist popularized them. The nt was inspired and written by essenes especially the gospel of john. The bible does not state that john the baptist was an essene. Unlike the historical essenes who were founded on the canon of the tanakh old testament, minus the book of esther, the christian essenes. It is almost impossible in reading of the last not to be forcibly struck with the remarkable resemblance between their doctrines, precepts and practices, and those of jesus and the early christians. Fragments from the essene gospel of john szekely free download as word doc. The essene gospel of peace book one spiritual minds. A most interesting and delightful little book is entitled the essene gospel of peace book 1. Translation based on the first century aramaic and ancient slavonic texts szekely, edmond bordeaux on. These include the best known essene gospel of john also known as the gospel of peace of jesus christ and the essene gospel of john, a mutilated lookalike of the gospel of john and the gospel of the holy twelve also called the gospel of the perfect life. There are no references to an essene gospel of peace in any ancient source.
As promised, in a forthcoming series of essene path articles we will delve deeply into the actual contents of both the gospel of the holy twelve and the essene gospel of peace. The essene gospel of peace, book 1 by edmond bordeaux szekely. The essenes the essene new testament the gospel of the. In the process of determining the biblical canon, a large number of texts were excluded from the new testament, many of which were vigorously suppressed or destroyed. Josephus deeply admired the essenes, and he describes them at length. This is as the master of his fathers house intended and spoke of in the canonical gospels, st matthew 23. Scholars have sometimes argued that the gospel according to st. He also deeply admired john the baptist, and described his ministry and death at some length. Edmond bordeaux szekely march 5, 1905 1979 was a hungarian philologistlinguist, philosopher, psychologist and natural living enthusiast. Szekely, this text contains the actual words spoken by jesus and his beloved disciple john. But he does not claim that john the baptist was an essene. The discovery of the dead sea scrolls, and our growing knowledge of the essene community that produced them, gives us one of the most important pieces of evidence for the diversity of jewish life. Beware of this demonic doctrine the essenes gospel of.
Chrysostom that jesus told his disciples if they wanted to learn the mysteries of god, they would first have to. At the very least, the possibility is worth exploring. 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. Jesus apocalyptic teachings seem to align with them a lot. The central holistic themes and great message of the saviour of humanity as may be rediscovered and found in the holy bible when read and received with the essene gospel of peace in heart and mind. Academic baptism elijah essene theology gospel of luke gospel of mark gospel of matthew historical jesus holy spirit john the baptist messiah and messianism rabbinic literature ritual purity serge ruzer.
Fragments from the essene gospel of john szekely god. Fragments from the essene gospel of john szekely god the. The problem with this is that ive come across web pages that devote much time and effort to proving the following. The essenes at qumram were largely a group of ascetics who separated themselves from second temple orthodox judaism because of its perceived religious laxity.
Introduction to the ancient essenes and the modern essene. Nazarites or nazareensbaptised by the nazarite johna secret societyinquire who is worthy. Nov 16, 2016 the essene gospel of peace is an ancient manuscript found in the vatican library. For it is on those pages that we discover the various elements beyond the first three pillars. Feb 08, 2019 the essenes at qumram were largely a group of ascetics who separated themselves from second temple orthodox judaism because of its perceived religious laxity. The essene gospel of peace, translated and edited from the. The pharisees and sadducees antagonized jesus, and were eventually responsible for his betrayal, unjust conviction by the roman court, and crucifixion. 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 other essene writings. I think both john the baptist and jesus studied with the essene as young people. Hidden essene texts provide clues to bibles origin. Jul, 2019 josephus deeply admired the essenes, and he describes them at length.
In his book the discovery of the essene gospel of peace, he tells the story of how two chess players helped him meet the renowned msgr. Modern christian essenism, which consists of many diverse groups, is a form of gnosticism with little or no connection to the historical essenism of qumran. 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. Apr 26, 2014 proof that yashiya was a vegetarian is based on the essene gospel of peace, which szekely claims to have translated from an ancient text he supposedly discovered in the 1920s. Edmond bordeaux szekely march 5, 1905 1979 was a hungarian philologist linguist, philosopher, psychologist and natural living enthusiast. John may be regarded no longer as the latest and most evolved of the gospels, but the. The essene gospel of peace is an ancient manuscript found in the vatican library. The new testament does not mention them and accounts given by josephus, philo of alexandria, and pliny the elder sometimes differ in significant details. The jews, long before the time of jesus, were divided into three sects, the sadducees, the pharisees, and the essenes. Chrysostom that jesus told his disciples if they wanted to learn the mysteries of god, they would first have to be of humane character.
Proof that yashiya was a vegetarian is based on the essene gospel of peace, which szekely claims to have translated from an ancient text he supposedly discovered in the 1920s. Szekely authored the essene gospel of peace, which he translated from an. Essene gospel of john from book 2 of szekelys essene gospel of peace john 1 in the beginning was the law, and the law was with god, and the law was god. The gospels have maintained perfect silence as to the deeds of jesus, previous to his meeting with john the baptist, through whom, according to them, he in some way took possession of his ministry. Pious fraud, vegetarian style compassionate spirit. However, no one besides szekely has ever seen the manuscript. Edmond bordeaux szekely was able to discover essene documents in the secret archives of the vatican. The dead sea scrolls, found between 1947 and 1956 in caves on the northwest shore of the dead sea, provide us with a picture of a firstcentury jewish community that could well have been the home of john the baptist. The apocryphal texts the excluded and suppressed books of the bible. Jan 02, 2020 it has been popular among some scholars to claim that john the baptist was an essene.
The essene gospel of peace, written by edmond bordeaux szekely, is the most famous modern example of a pious vegetarian fraud. Dec 06, 20 ok, i thought id try my question this way. The bible and interpretation on jesus, the essenes, and the. I was wondering how big of an influence you think the essenes had on jesus and his teachings, and if theres any evidence that he and john the baptist were students of that philosophy. The essenes did not recognize jesus as messiah, but they thought that the teacher of righteousness would himself be an essene. The form will be sent to the officer in charge of the soil and health library, steve solomon.
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