Article: Pope speaks on Jesus-Essenes (raw foodists)

April 7, 2007

As many in the raw foods community know, Jesus and the early

" Christians " were believed to be Essenes, who practiced a raw

vegetarian lifestyle. Below are two articles referring to the Pope

discussing Jesus' connection to the Essenes (this is big!). For more

information on the the Essene teachings take a look at my web site:

Jeff

Last Supper explanation excites scholars

By Malcolm Moore

Last Updated: 1:18am BST 07/04/2007

The Pope has sought to resolve a 2,000-year-old dispute about the

Last Supper. Theologians have long argued over whether the meal that

Jesus had with his disciples was the traditional Passover menu of

roast lamb.

The gospel of St John states that Jesus was crucified on the day of

preparation for the Passover, the day before. St Mark says that Jesus

requested a room to " eat the Passover with my disciples " . The Pope

explained that Jesus could have celebrated the meal not according to

the lunar calendar, but according to the solar calendar which is

outlined in the Dead Sea scrolls. " He probably ate with his disciples

according to the Qumran calendar, which is to say at least a day

before, and he would have celebrated it without roast lamb, in the

same way as the Essene community at Qumran. "

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Pope Notes Hypothesis on Date of Passover

Says Christ Likely Followed Essene Calendar

VATICAN CITY, APRIL 6, 2007 (Zenit.org).- It is likely that Jesus

followed the calendar of the Essenes of Qumran, possibly explaining

some contradictions within the Gospel accounts of the Passover, says

Benedict XVI.

The Pope made this observation Holy Thursday in his homily during the

Mass of the Lord's Supper at the Basilica of St. John Lateran.

In his address, the theologian commented on the historical

investigations on the manuscripts of Qumran, found in the Dead Sea in

1947.

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