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I think this absence could be mentioned in the entry. The only references seem to be indirect. When Jesus praises chastity as superior to marriage he is possibly praising, even indirectly, the Essenes.Mistico Dois (talk) 23:35, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
'[...] He shall be called a Nazaraean'--Matthew 2:23. Luke and Paul mention 'sect of Nazaraeans' (Paul being said to be a ringleader in a sect he called a sect/way, Acts 24:5,14, interviewed about it well into Acts 28). Modern Essene writers/scholars & groups/churches[1][2][3] (there are others since 1800s) say Nazareth was named after Nazaraeans (who wore white clothes, long hair, like Jesus is portrayed) and/or three other possible roots for 'Nazaraean' (possibly mixed) though admitting it's uncertain. A few such writers (especially 1800s) may be hoaxsters; others seemed to do good analysis of texts, history, though I don't know/recall what their reliability/degrees are. I used to be Essene/Nazaraean Christian, so I'm not saying these modern churches are correct, but there are relevant arguments, though since maybe 1800s it's known Jesus/Yeshua was a common name perhaps with several characterizations (Gnostic, Jewish, Nazaraean and/or Ossaean) that two (not Gnostic, a ghost) may have been real and combined into a legend/myth. Ancient (Orthodox/pre-Cathlolic) to modern writing uses variant spellings: Nasar(a)eans, Nasarenes, Nasor(a)eans, Nasorenes, Nazar(a)eans, Nazarenes, Nazarites (related but different), Nazor(a)eans, etc., because spelling wasn't formalised until mid-to-late modern age, so they're not actually separate sects as sometimes claimed (except some Nazarites, and some modern 'Nazarenes' that aren't Essenes)--dchmelik☀️🦉🐝🐍(talk|contrib) 15:23, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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