In this meetup we will study the history of the Essenes, the possible parent group of the Jesus movement and Christianity. The history of the Essenes has been largely forgotten, and what is commonly known of the Essenes is just that of the Qumran sect from the Dead Sea. However there is strong evidence that the Qumran sect represents only an offshoot of the parent Essene movement.



This meetup will rely heavily on the works of Gabriele Boccaccini:



https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/beyond-the-essene-hypothesis-gabriele-boccaccini/1112652063



https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/roots-of-rabbinic-judaism-gabriele-boccaccini/1129142564



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Time: Mar 29,[masked]:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)



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