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Essenes and the New Testament

Some concepts in the New Testament play an important part in Essene literature. But such agreements do not mean that the first Christians were Essenes. And Jesus’ forerunner John the Baptist, who preached in the vicinity of the Jordan, was probably not a member of the Essenes. But the ideas of John and Jesus certainly have points of agreement with Essene thinking.

Shared Concepts

Bala ho feta?

“Ka akhaonto ya mahala, o ka:

  • bala diphetolelo tse ding ka dipuo tsohle tse molaong;
  • Mamela Bibele (diphetolelo tse 11 di se di fumaneha).
  • Bapisa diphetolelo tse fapaneng;
  • etsa hore boitsebelo ba hao ebe ba hao ka ho kenyeletsa dinoutso tsa hao le tseo o di hlakisitseng. Hape o tla kgona ho sheba dinoutso le dihlakiso tsa hao di arohane.
  • Fumana dihlooho le diatikele tsa nalane tse fetang 1100+ ka English le Afrikaans le dimmapa tse 52 tse mebalabala. .

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