Don't Be Messin' with the Essenses
By: Hailey Hebert and Casey Crouch
Beliefs
We believe in the future resurrection into the world to come where the righteous would share in the glory of Adam.
Different
The Essenes got tired of the hypocrisy of the Pharisees and Sadducees, so we moved by the Dead Sea and copied scriptures. We lived in a somewhat secluded communal life. We care for the poor and strangers. The way we live is a somewhat monastic life.
Reasons to Join
John the Baptist is believed to be an Essene!
"I am the voice of one crying out in the dessert, Make straight the way of the Lord"
~ John 1: 23