Jesus : An Essenic Virgin Birth?
When one understands that Jesus was a JEW, one can better understand and interpret the New Testament. When one understands that Jesus was an ESSENE, the virgin birth story now makes sense! Are you ready for this? I’ll try to simplify!
>For Essenes, celibacy was the highest way of life.
>For those few who did marry betrothal was 2-3 years normally.
>A trial marriage ceremony was held and sex was permissible.
>Once pregnant, no contact was allowed for three months.
>At the end of three months, a permanent marriage ceremony was held.
>Thus, all women were three months pregnant at the final marriage ceremony.
As Barbara Thiering wrote, “If it happened that during the betrothal period and before the first wedding, the passions became too strong, and a child was conceived, then it could be said by a play on words that a ‘Virgin had conceived’. The woman was still a Virgin legally, but not physically.”
Joseph was a descendant of King David. He was an Essene. James, the brother of Jesus was an Essene (wearing only white linen and never allowing oil to touch his skin as an example). Because Joseph committed the breach of allowing his passions to get the better of him (who would have THUNK IT?) during the betrothal, he would have had to “Put Mary away” (for three months).
Can you see the language seeping into the narrative?
The writings of Matthew and Luke (the only virgin birth stories) were written on two levels (pesher interpretation), as were almost all sacred works. Additionally, there were strong influences as to WHY Jesus needed to be presented as from a virginal conception. Jesus could be no LSS than the many Pagan gods such as Kore,
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