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100 1 _aGinsburg, Christian D.
_q(Christian David),
_d1831-1914
245 1 4 _aThe Essenes: Their history and doctrines
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-10-16
508 _aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Essenes: Their History and Doctrines" by Christian D. Ginsburg is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the practices, beliefs, and historical significance of the Essenes, a Jewish sect that played a notable role in the development of early Christianity and was characterized by its ascetic and communal lifestyle. Ginsburg seeks to provide an impartial overview of the Essenes, aiming to unravel their misunderstood doctrines and practices. The beginning of this work sets the stage for an in-depth examination of the Essenes, highlighting their exemplary virtues and the curious lack of knowledge surrounding them among Christians. Ginsburg critiques existing historical descriptions by various ancient writers, noting their biases and limitations. He outlines the core doctrines and lifestyle of the Essenes, including their adherence to Levitical purity, communal living, and aversion to oaths. Ginsburg hints at their significant relationship to both Judaism and early Christianity as he prepares to delve deeper into the sect's beliefs and practices in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1864
653 _aEssenes
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/TheEssenes/page/n3
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69170
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