... literature. They are ardent students in the healing of diseases, of the roots offering protection and of the property of stones. They are sworn to love truth and to pursue liars. They must never steal. They are not allowed to keep any secrets from other members of the sect; but ... also in many villages and in large groups. They do not enlist by race, but by volunteers who have a zeal for righteousness and an ardent love of men. For this reason there are no young children, or even adolescents or young men amount the Essenes. Instead they are men of old ... and the insalubrious shore. T...

• Word Count: 5563
• Approx Pages: 22
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• Grade Level: High School