The Way of the Essenes: Christs Hidden Life Remembered

Two thousand years after the fact, new light is shed on Christs hidden life as an initiate in the mystical society of the Essene Brotherhood. In the first Englishlanguage edition of the European bestseller, Anne and Daniel MeuroisGivaudan describe the way of life in the Essene communities of firstcentury Palestine. Through direct revelation, the authors receivedover a twoyear perioddetailed knowledge of the Essene teachings and their role in preparing Christ for his mission. At once unpretentious and astonishing, this beautifully written and evocative story lucidly recreates the life and personality of Christ and his role in the spiritual development of humankind.Since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, questions continue to arise as to the identity of the Essenes and what role they might have played in the life of Jesus. This account complements the gospels, clarifying and enlarging upon mysterious parts of the recordincluding Christs mystical and metaphysical teachings of Essene techniques for spiritual advancement. The authors retelling of the Passion of Christ and its aftermath is an extraordinary account that may forever reshape our understanding of these biblical events.