As the prophet Jeremiah tells us: Thus says YHWH, "Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, Where the good way is, and walk in it: And you The followers of the first of whom are the Pharisees; of the second the Sadducees, and the third sect, who pretends to a severer discipline, are called Essenes." Nazarene Essenes. Finally recognizing the Essene factor in Nazarene halachah will aid us in understanding the nature of Nazarene Halachah and Halachic authority and how it relates to that of Essenes, Pharisees, Sadducees as well as modern Rabbinic Judaism (which descends from the Pharisees). Nazarene Essenes. Now our Nazarene forefathers had roots in Pharisaic Judaism and in Essene Judaism but not in Sadduceean Judaism. Although the Essenes began as an esoteric minority sect within Judaism, they went on to become the very first "Christians," called "Essene-Nazarenes" or "Ebionites". The English term "Nazarene" is commonly used to translate two related Greek words that appear in the New Testament: Nazarēnos ("Nazarene") and Nazōraios ("Nazorean").

Hold firmly to the truth, encourage by sound doctrine, & refute those who oppose it. The ancient historian Josephus tells us that there were 3 sects of Judaism at the time of Christ: "For there are three philosophical sects among the Jews. 11).
When Yeshu was still a child Hillel taught “Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you” while Yeshua grew up to teach “do onto others as you would have them do to you.” century Judaism. A return to the Tanak and to the root of the olive tree (Rom.

Nazarene Judaism is a spiritual renaissance, a revival, a return to the pure faith of first century Nazarenes. ... Fortunately, the original books of Essene Nazarene Christianity were not all burned; some were hidden and are now in our possession. The Greek term Nazōraios may have a religious significance instead of denoting a place of origin, while the Greek Nazarēnos (Ναζαρηνός) is an adjectival form of the phrase apo Nazaret "from Nazareth." NAZARENE MESSIANIC JUDAISM: We remember Exodus 20:8 “Remember the day Sabbath to keep Holy it.” Exodus 20:9-11. “Six days you labor, and shall do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of YHWH your Elohim.You do not do any work – you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. ... fromthis that all Nasarenes, including Yeshua and Maria, also practiceddaily purifications. The orthodox (Rabbinic Judaism) clasifiesMikveh laws … The Essenes’ concept of messianism, therefore, was not a Jewish response; Judaism emphasized a deeper awareness of Godliness as the essence of human relationships. Yeshua’s teachings often echoed those of the famous Pharisaic teacher Hillel.