Jesus and the Essenes

I'm not a big reader, and this book had me interested til the end. Makes everything so much more real, I've been struggling for a long time to decide what my views are in regards to Jesus and I think this helped me wrap my head around things easier!

I can not endorse or recommend this book any more than to say it is 10 stars on a 5 star scale! I have studied Jesus and the Essenes for over 30 years and I found this information enlightening. There are many mysteries explained about the Dead Sea scrolls, Moses, Ezekiel, creation, the Magi, and other Bible characters and stories. The information on the education and youth of Jesus is amazing. The revelations about Mary and... Read Full Review

This is a most enjoyable book. If as a child you had Christ beaten out of you by the Christian fundamentalists as I did, this book will heal many wounds and give your spirit a chance to reconnect with the Christconsciousnes that is within us all. If you're a Jerry Falwell-type, you won't like this book. But if you practice loving one another as Christ taught, then this book is a must read!

This extraordinary document represents a new form of historical research, and straightens out many open questions and misinterpretations. It takes the form of direct dialogues between a modern researcher and a member of the Qumran Essene community, alive around the time of Christ. The Qumran Essene community has become the focus of ideas about the connection of Jesus' teachings to earlier traditions. This book gives... Read Full Review