The Jewish writers Flavius Josephus and Philo of Alexandria in particular wrote about the Essenes. And the Roman governor Pliny the Elder wrote that the Essenes lived north of Engedi on the shores of the Dead Sea. This was precisely the place where a treasure of ancient Hebrew writings was found around 1947. The writings were located in caves near an ancient settlement which is now called Khirbet Qumran.
Qumran, an Essene Centre?
Bala ka mo go oketšegilego?
Ka akhaonte ya mahala, o ka:
Bala diphetolelo tše dingwe ka maleme ka moka a semmušo.
Theeletša Bibele (diphetolelo tše 11 di šetše di le gona).
Bapetša diphetolelo tša Bibele tša go fapafapana.
Dira boitemogelo go ba bja gago ka go akaretša dinoutse tša gago le dintlhakgolo. Gape o tla kgona go bona dinoutse tša gago le dintlhakgolo ka thoko.
Hwetša go feta dihlogotaba tše 1100 le diathekele tša bokamorago ka Seisimane le Seburu le dimmepe tša mebala tše 52.
