Jesus An Essene, by E. Planta Nesbit, [1895], at sacred-texts.com
A
Abel's offering, 103
Alford, Dean, on Mark, 172
Ammon on Celibacy, 52
"Ancient Christianity," 55, 123, 125
"Antiquities of the Jews," 4, 5, 16, 100, 116, 129, 164
"Apostolic Constitutions," 140, 150
"Arnobius adversus Gentes," 147, 198
Arnold on Grave of Jesus, 209
B
Baal worship, 138
Babism in Persia, 71
Banus, ascetic Essene, 118
Baptism, 15
C
—of Jesus, 46
—of Paul, 52
Celibacy of Christian approval, 54
—of Shakers, 69
Chicago slaughter-houses, 79
Chrishna's Incarnation, 154
Christians (early), their feasts, 32
—their celibacy, 54
— „ excommunications, 65
—related to Essenes, 134
—Pliny on, 134
—Eastward position, 140
—oath taken by, 148
—their Agape, 158
Church of Essenes, 63
—of Christ, 64
Clement of Alexandria, 55, 136
Crucifixion of Jesus, 187, 190
—voluntary, 190 Cyprian, St., 53
D
—Messiahship belief, 180
Divinity of Jesus, 23
Dixon, Hepworth, 70
Donatists, 75
E
Easter and sun-worship, 143
—refuge from Palestine, 38
Election, doctrine of, 38, 112
Ellicott, Bishop, 173, 176, 177
Essenes, numbers, &c., 1, 2, 5
—two sects of, 6
—secret society, 19
—obedience to authority, 20
—against war and trade, 28
—aversion to oaths, 31
—white raiment, 32
—no family ties, 33
—celibacy, 36
—high culture, 39
—solitary life, 59
—common dwelling, 61
—freemasonry, 62
—excommunications, 63
—reformers, not ritualists, 76
—prayers, 114
—their antiquity, 116
—their doctrines, 116
—Pliny on, 119
—Gibbon on, 122
—Taylor on, 123
—marriage of, 125
—condemned slavery, 126
—use of oil, 130
—observance of Sabbath, 131
—Eastward position, 140
—oath of secrecy, 147
—not named in Gospels, 150
Essenes’ view of the Messiah, 166
Eunuchs, 47
Eusebius’ forgery of Josephus, 4
—on Origen, 47
F
Family ties of Essenes, 33
Farrar, Archdeacon, 25, 36, 40, 46, 185
—of early Christians, 158
Forgery in Josephus, 4
Freemason Essenes, 62
Froude on Crucifixion, 187
G
Gibbon on Joseph, 4
—Essenes, 122
—Jewish idolatry, 145
Gibeonites hanged, 93
Gospels, harmony of, 25
—contradictions, 27, 38, 40, 92
—silence about Essenes, 150
—only source of Christ's history, 195
Gymnosophists, 5
H
Hands mutilated, 57
Hanson, Sir R. D., 25
Haweis, Rev. H. R., 42, 44, 45
Hermits in Egypt, 7
Hillel, Jewish teacher, 178
Hillern on self-mutilation, 56
Hippolytus on Essenes, 61
Hue, M., on Tartary, 59
Huxley on Crucifixion, 190
I
Idolatry of Jews, 88, 138, 145
—of Solomon, 137
—none after Exile, 140
Incarnations, pretended, 166
Incense, why used, 145
Interpretation of Scripture, 16, 58, 92, 169
J
Jephthah's sacrifice, 90
Jesus Christ an Essene, 1
—his teaching, 8, 10, 13, 18, 58
—submission to rulers, 20
—his humility, 29
—his thanksgiving, 31
—his mother, 33
—trained among Essenes, 39
—behaviour to women, 49
—discouraged sacrifices, 101
—prayerfulness, 114
—Sabbath opinion, 131
Jesus Christ a reformer, 132
—his titles, 155
—unaccepted by relatives, 182
—his crucifixion, 185, 186, 187, 190, 194
—his ascension, 206
John the Baptist, 4, 15, 66,119,164
Josephus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 36, 60, 61, 70, 76, 100, 103, 114, 116, 119, 125, 131, 135, 164, 189
Jowett on Christ's teaching, 59
K
Keim on resurrection, 194
—ascension, 207
Kiss of Charity, 55
L
Lardner on Josephus, 4
Latimer on martyrs, 75
Lecky on continence, 52
Lessing on Christianity, 58
Liebig on death, 198
"Life of Christ," 25, 26, 36, 40, 185
Lilies of Canticles, 54
Mareotis Lake and Essenes, 7
Marriage with Essenes, 125
Martyrdom of Essenes, 70
—Mormons, 71
—early Christians, 73
—Mahometans, 74
—Anabaptists, 75
Mary of Bethany, 50
McEwen on types, 38
Milman on baptism, 15
—worship, 65
—the Messiah, 168
—slavery, 129
Monasticism, 59
Monotheism of Jews, 144
Moses and war horrors, 86
N
Numbering, Sin of, 97
Numbers untrustworthy, 78
O
P
Pattison on evidences, 42
Paul on sacrifice, 97
—election, 113
—prayer, 114
—slaves, 126
—the Sabbath, 133
Pearson on the Divinity, 24
Pentecost, 32
Peter on the Messiah, 180, 183
Philo, 1, 2, 9, 20, 28, 29, 31, 36, 59, 61, 65, 67, 68, 114, 119, 127, 135, 155, 158
"Picture of Jesus," 38, 42, 186
Pigeons for sacrifices, 102
—Christians, 134
Poverty and wealth, 11, 12, 29
Prayer of Essenes, 114
—towards Jerusalem, 143
Pressensé on Josephus, 3
—Martyrs, 74
Punishments, eternal, 13
Q
R
Rizpah, 93
S
Sabbath of Essenes and Jesus, 131, 132
Sacrifices—Essene's View, 76, 100
—Dean Stanley on, 78
—deprecated by prophets, 99
—fewer after Exile, 102
Samson used by God, 83
Saul's rash vow, 95
Scripture interpretation, 16, 56, 58, 92, 169
Scripture, alterations of, 174, 175
Separation of sexes, 65
Shakers, 69
Skoptzi, a Russian Sect, 48
Solomon's idolatry, 137
Southcott, Joanna, 166
Strauss on Essenes, 6, 152, 159
Surenhusius on Bible, 174
T
Talmud, 17
Taylor on Essenes, 123, 126, 130, 131, 150
Temple, Dr., on Divinity, 23
Therapeuts, 2, 5, 6, 29, 31, 59, 65, 67, 114, 135, 140, 158
Types in Old Testament, 82
V
"Voice from Ganges," 29, 151, 189
Voysey, Rev. C., 22
W
Waters of Purification, 15
White raiment, 32
Women-friends of Jesus, 49, 50
Y
Young's "Christ of History," 21