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RE: orion Essenes = 'osey hatorah?



It is worth remarking for general consumption that specialists in Philo of
Alexandria do not believe that he had any command of Hebrew whatsoever, so
depending on him for an etymology of the word "Essene" is a slender reed at
best.

Fred Cryer
For private reply, e-mail to "Frederick H. Cryer" <fc@teol.ku.dk>
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