Another site you might try is:

http://www.essene.com

This has essene gospels online and also notes from the person that
translated the gospels. It's my (limited) understanding that the authors of
the gospels were in part those that also authored the Dead Sea scrolls.

I also understand that the Vatican had a copy of the Essene writings and
they were smuggled out then translated.

I know that the historian Josephus wrote of the Essenes in the "Complete
Works of Josephus" - in the 'Antiquities' portion, I believe...

Some say Jesus was a Nazorean (Essene from the area of Nazareth), and John
was also an Essene - another sect from the south area Qumran??

The gospels that I've read are very interesting to say the least.

As always - questioning the spiritual path ;-)

Shawna
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Subject:        Re: Essene Gospels

Interesting. I had come upon their website before. I just have one issue
which may be solved in the future. That is who do the gospels say they
are authored by? Maybe I missed it so I'll be looking at it again but
this is crucial to believing whether a book is from God or not. I would
also like to know why they do not follow other Apocrypha and what do they
see in these gospels that gives authority to take them over other Aramaic or
Christian Gospels? But I know you may not be able to answer these, so i'm
not really directing them to you I'm just thinking out loud.

Godbless,
Anwar



 Jo Yoshida wrote:
>
> Hi Anwar - you can find some background info on the Essene Gospels here:
>
> http://www.essene.org/Essene_Scriptures.htm
>
> Cheers,
> Jo
>