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Essenes Gospel and its falsification Dez 18

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It seems as if the headings of the various sections from the<br />

<strong>Gospel</strong> of <strong>Essenes</strong> were recalled as a memory in the minds<br />

of the contemporaries of the time. For what reason had the<br />

plagiarist meticulously addressed all topics from the <strong>Essenes</strong>?<br />

Surely to make a substitute for the fact that the hidden<br />

teachings of the <strong>Essenes</strong> were directly connected to the<br />

founding of a brotherhood <strong>and</strong> the pursuit of perfection:<br />

Concepts to be abolished by the Romans.<br />

People knew of a secret gospel. But the Essene brothers,<br />

who had reached maturity after seven years, took an oath to<br />

keep this secret. For this reason, the falsifiers were free to<br />

fantasize their own versions of the contents of this gospel,<br />

because no one could have verified them. This is how "The<br />

Secret <strong>Gospel</strong> of Mark" arose. The falsifiers succeeded in<br />

conveying the word "secret" in the sense of "secret, because<br />

unacceptable," <strong>and</strong> not secret for the true reason that mankind<br />

had not reached the necessary stage of maturity to accept<br />

the contents.<br />

In this way, the falsifiers created a substitute for the secret<br />

writings of the <strong>Essenes</strong>, the authenticity of which is not<br />

questioned, because it is regarded as the oldest document<br />

with the exception of the <strong>Gospel</strong> of Mark.<br />

The plagiarists formulated this text in a such a way that researchers<br />

consider it the oldest gospel. In fact, it was also<br />

written at the earliest in 70 AD, like the other adulterations<br />

from the NT, namely at a time when the Essene Brotherhood<br />

was exp<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> being persecuted. At some point,<br />

around 70 AD, the deceit became established among the<br />

people <strong>and</strong> the true (Essene) Christians were confronted with<br />

it. Those who knew the true gospel understood that the<br />

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