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761 B
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24 lines
761 B
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The **Essenes** were a [Jewish Order](Judaism "wikilink") that applied
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[libertarian communist](Anarcho-Communism "wikilink") economics to their
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society. They lasted around 200 years, until the Second Temple of
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Jerusalem was destroyed.
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## Economy
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Essenes lived in [common dwellings](Commons "wikilink"), ate meals
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together, shared almost all possessions. They earned wages by working
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outside the community as farmers or craftsmen.\[1\]
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## Culture
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The Essenes actively rejected free will and believed all events were
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predetermined. They also rejected contact with women.\[2\]
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## References
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<references />
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1. [Karl Kautsky](Karl_Kautsky "wikilink") (1908) [The Foundations of
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Christianity](The_Foundations_of_Christianity "wikilink"), Book
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Three
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