Essene worship?
Originally posted by Circe
M*W,
I see that you are convinced that you have a monopoly on all truth and knowledge. You should have no problems then providing reliable sources that would prove beyond doubt that Jesus was an Essene who, when he wasn't too preoccupied with teaching, imbibed large quantities of iced semen.
Here's is a start - the Essene Copper Scroll talks about immense treasures. From what I know about Jesus, he was against gathering wordly possessions. Explain the contradiction.
Illiterately yours,
Circe
Circe, no I am not convinced that I have a monopoly on all truth and knowledge--far from it. That is why I read everything I can find on Jesus' life. Perhaps its in the way I word it, but then I am a writer by profession. I read about the Essenes and their habits. Truthfully, this was quite disgusting. Even if it were true, I am certain that the "large quantities of semen" were definitely not "iced!"
I have never read about the Essene Copper Scroll. I have read, however, of the immense treasures taken from Solomon's Temple, the Knights Templar and the Crusades. I believe Jesus was opposed to gathering worldly possessions, so I don't see the contradiction.
Most of the publications I've read deal with the suppression by the RCC of the "true" truth. So, much about the "truth" of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the years between 12 and 30, were suppressed by the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. This is the truth I search for. The whole time I was a Catholic convert, I just felt that the church wasn't teaching us everything. I asked my parish priest (this was when I lived in Germany) about certain doctrines. He abruptly told me that I was "NOT to question anything," and especially because I "was a woman!" Of course, this started me on my lifelong search for the truth. No, I do NOT know everything. That is why I am searching. I only know that what the RCC teaches and what is written in the Bible are not the truth.
I do believe in God the Creator, and I believe Jesus walked the Earth and was a Rabbi. Many people today don't even believe Jesus ever existed at all. The longer I read the posts on this website, I'm really starting to doubt that there is a God at all, and Jesus is just an afterthought. I will continue my search, though, but I can NEVER go back to what I blindly believed in my younger days. Whether one believes in Xianity, Atheism or Theism, none of it really matters in the greater scheme of things.
Medicine*Woman