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Essenes Gospel and its falsification Dez 18

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ered that they metaphorically included the same Essene<br />

teaching as in the following text:<br />

The Pescher Habakkuk commentary, written around 130<br />

AD <strong>and</strong> metaphorically illustrating the destruction of the<br />

Temple from the Essene <strong>Gospel</strong>.<br />

[... come to devour the nations, like a vulture, insatiable ... for<br />

the crime of the inhabitants of Kittim takes the fortress, he destroys<br />

it [...], the rulers come <strong>and</strong> ruin the country [...]; the<br />

plundering of the peoples ... [...]; for the blood of the people,<br />

the violence on the country ... [...]; Woe to him who builds a<br />

city by bloodshed <strong>and</strong> a castle on wrong bases ... [...].<br />

Allegorical connection with the Essene <strong>Gospel</strong>:<br />

“The temple will be torn down by the transgression of the<br />

peoples who are devoured by the insatiable Satan. Satan ruins<br />

both the people <strong>and</strong> the l<strong>and</strong>, poisoning it by the decay of<br />

the bodies. This distress has arisen through the acts of violence<br />

against human beings. Woe to him who builds his<br />

body with the blood of his innocent victims.”<br />

In addition, I discovered the following text fragments.<br />

Whole texts from the <strong>Gospel</strong> of <strong>Essenes</strong> are reproduced literally.<br />

Dead Sea Scrolls 1QM XIV, 2? ZI. 4-19: fat = 4Q491 Frg.<br />

8 + 9 + 10<br />

“But we, Your 386 people, with the works of your<br />

truth we praise your name (13) <strong>and</strong> <br />

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