Gould, Robert Freke, 1836-1915 · New York : Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Co. · leaf 44
This opinion I do not share, but supported, asit is, by numerous authorities of weight and reputation, The Essenes. 31 it will at least justify the sketch I am proceeding with.The Essenes are first mentioned as a distinct sect in thetime of Jonathan the Maccabean, about 160 years beforeChrist. Our… … THE TWO ST. JOHNS. the Baptist was described by our Lord as having attainedthe highest degree of Essene purity {Matt, xi., 14), andmuch of the Sermon on the Mount is expressed in thephraseology of the sect. They had a common treasury, and from this the wantsof the whole community were supplied, so…
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