by Shmuel Parzal | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
This article is basically a reference article containing all the quotes of Josephus about the Essenes. 1. The Jewish War Book II, Chapters 8.2–13 (Whiston §§119–161) This is Josephus’s longest and most detailed description of the Essenes. Book II, Chapter 8,...
by Shmuel Parzal | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
This is the final part 3 of a 3-part series on the Essenes, comparing their teachings and beliefs with those of Yeshua: Part 1: Were Yeshua and Yaakov Essenes? A Comparison of their Similarities Part 2: The Shocking Similarities between Paul’s teachings and Essene...
by Shmuel Parzal | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
This is part 2 of a 3-part series on the Essenes, comparing their teachings and beliefs with those of Yeshua: Part 1: Were Yeshua and Yaakov Essenes? A Comparison of their Similarities Part 2: The Shocking Similarities between Paul’s teachings and Essene beliefs Part...
by Shmuel Parzal | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
This is part 1 of a 3-part series on the Essenes, comparing their teachings and beliefs with those of Yeshua. Throughout this set of 3 articles, I have used ChatGPT. It would have taken me far too long to research through the entire corpus of Qumran literature myself...
by Shmuel Parzal | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
This is a follow-up article to a previous article, where I defined the biblical difference between Apocalypse and Tribulation. To summarise, an apocalypse is a literal end of the world, with a cessation of the present cosmological order, to be completely replaced by a...
by Shmuel Parzal | Dec 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Shalom everyone, On ancient Jewish tombstones in Aramaic, in Yeshua’s time, a common refrain carved on them was, dakir hu le-tab, ‘May he be remembered for good’, or dekirah hi le-tab, ‘May she be remembered for good’. This was an ancient way of saying, ‘May the act...
