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| Title: A reconsideration of the name Essene in Greco-Jewish literature in light of recent perceptions of the Qumran sect Secondary Title: HUCA Volume: 58 Pages: 61-81 Type: Journal Article Year: 1986 Abstract: "The terms "Essaioi" and "Essenoi" used by Philo and Josephus were not derived from some Semitic term. They are used most frequently in inscriptions to designate certain ascetic functionaries of the cult of Artemis at Ephesus and were borrowed by a Greek observer of Palestinian Jewish life, possibly Nicolaus of Damascus". Keywords: Qumran |