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Today the Essenes are considered one of the significant Jewish sects at the time of Jesus, as rivals to the Pharisees and Sadducees (who denied the Resurrection and spirits, and stressed the written law).
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They had nearly been forgotten when there was an extraordinary discovery in 1947 of ancient biblical texts preserved by the Essenes, known as the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]].
 
They had nearly been forgotten when there was an extraordinary discovery in 1947 of ancient biblical texts preserved by the Essenes, known as the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]].
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Today the Essenes are recognized as one of the significant Jewish sects at the time of [[Jesus]], as rivals to the [[Pharisees]] and [[Sadducees]] (who denied the [[Resurrection]] and spirits, and stressed the written law).
    
[[Category:Jewish History]]
 
[[Category:Jewish History]]
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