The Essenes: Their history and doctrines

by Christian D. Ginsburg

[102] The History of the Jews from the earliest period down to modern times. London, 1863, vol. ii. p. 110–115. [↑]

[103] “Sie lieferte zwar nicht wissenschaftliche Resultate, aber ihr Leben deutet sattsam darauf hin, dass ihre Bestrebungen darauf gerichtet waren, wie in Alexandrien, nur von einem andern Standpunct ans, die Religion und die Wissenschaft zu versöhnen.” Der Geist der ersten Schriftauslegungen order: Die hagadische Exegese. Berlin, 1847, p. 114, &c. [↑]

INDEX.

								PAGE.
	Essenes, their cardinal doctrines and practices							[6]
	—— observance of Sabbath							[10]
	—— sections and orders							[11]
	—— origin of the sect							[14]
	—— parallelism with Pythagorism							[15]
	—— date of							[25]
	—— derivation of name							[27]
	—— Philo’s description of							[31]
	—— Pliny’s ditto							[40]
	—— Josephus’ ditto							[40]
	—— Solinus’ ditto							[53]
	—— Porphyry’s ditto							[54]
	—— Epiphanius’ ditto							[56]
	—— Modern literature on the							[59]
	De Rossi							[59]
	Dr. Thomas Godwyn							[62]
	Theophilus Gale							[64]
	Dean Prideaux							[65]
	Basnage							[66]
	Dr. Jennings							[66]
	Bellermann							[67]
	Neander							[67]
	Rappaport							[68]
	Gfrörer							[70]
	Dähne							[71]
	Frankel							[72]
	Hall							[74]
	Ewald							[76]
	Graetz							[76]
	Jost							[78]
	Herzfeld							[78]
	Hilgenfeld							[80]
	Westcott							[80]
	Milman							[81]
	Hirschfeld							[81]

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