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Essenes Gospel and its falsification Dez 18

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Fig tree, fig, winter, dry, tree, no fru<strong>its</strong>, hunger, <strong>and</strong> arranged<br />

the scenario: "the curse of the fig tree":<br />

Jesus walks past a fig tree in the winter, he is hungry <strong>and</strong><br />

he finds no figs. He then curses the tree, which withers<br />

soon thereafter. To activate the sl<strong>and</strong>er by the falsifiers<br />

against the Jewish people, it was important that Peter, in the<br />

Petrine <strong>Gospel</strong>, asks Jesus what he is likely to do about the<br />

drought affecting the fig tree. Jesus openly reveals the curse<br />

of his own people by declaring that the fig tree is representative<br />

of the house of Palestine.<br />

The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he<br />

was hungry. 13 Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he<br />

came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When<br />

he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not<br />

the season for figs. 14 Jesus told it, “May no one ever eat<br />

fruit from you again!” <strong>and</strong> his disciples heard it. Mr<br />

11,1214 9<br />

As they passed by in the morning, they saw the fig tree<br />

withered away from the roots. 21 Peter, remembering, said<br />

to him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which you cursed has<br />

withered away.”<br />

Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. For most certainly<br />

I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘be taken<br />

up <strong>and</strong> cast into the sea,’ <strong>and</strong> doesn’t doubt in his heart, but<br />

believes that what he says is happening; he shall have whatever<br />

he says. Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you<br />

pray <strong>and</strong> ask for, believe that you have received them, <strong>and</strong><br />

9 http://ebible.org/webbe/MRK11.htm<br />

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