There are about half a dozen different proposals for the meaning and etymology of "Essenes". But this is getting off-topic. So let's not start throwing around etymologies, unless their relevant for understanding the biblical text.
Yigal Levin Co-moderator, B-Hebrew -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Goranson Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 12:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Etymology of Nazarene or Nazareth ? And Essenes (and Ossenes) from the Hebrew root 'asah, in the self-designation 'osey hatorah, observers of torah, as known by Melanchthon in 1532 and by others (as factores legis in Latin) before being confirmed in Qumran pesharim: http://www.duke.edu/~goranson/Essenes_&_Others.pdf especially page 539. Stephen Goranson _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
