Theos-Talk Archives (September 2002 Message tt00159)

Sept 24 2002

Re: Essenes

Dear Friend:

H P B offers in the THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY (HPB)


Essenes. A hellenized word, from the Hebrew Asa, a “healer”. A
mysterious sect of Jews said by Pliny to have lived near the Dead
Sea per millia saeculorum—for thousands of ages. “ Some have
supposed them to be extreme Pharisees, and others—which may be
the true theory—the descendants of the Benim-nabim of the Bible,
and think that they were ‘Kenites and Nazarites. They had many
Buddhistic ideas and practices; and it is noteworthy that the
priests of the Great Mother at Ephesus, Diana-Bhavani with many
breasts, were also so denominated. Eusebius, and after him De
Quincey, declared them to be the same as the early Christians,
which is more than probable. The title ‘ brother’, used in the
early Church, was Essenean ; they were a fraternity, or a
koinobion or community like the early converts.” (Isis Unveiled.
i XXX)

See also Theapeutae and Pythagoreans,

Other references: ISIS UNVEILED I 16, 26, 37fn, II 197-8,
307, 330, 336, ; Key p. 4;
THEOSOPHICAL GLOSSARY (HPB) pp 81,157,179

Hope this is of help,

Dallas

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-----Original Message-----
From: Gregory Raymond [mailto:GPR7@peoplepc.com]
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 5:35 PM
To: Blavatsky Study
Subject: [Blavatsky_Study] Mitanni

Gentleman and Ladies,
Was wondering what the theosophists view of the Essenes
is?Also,the biblical Abraham was a Hurrian from the areas of
Southern Turkey and Northern Iraq.I understand the Hurrians were
ruled by a vedic tribe called the "Mitanni"during the time of
Abraham.Abraham was quite possibly influenced religiously by the
Mitanni.Are the Mitanni mentioned by Blavatsky? Greg

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