He shared much of what he had learned in healing, meditation and Eastern philosophy. Being a secular sect, the Essenes did not travel extensively and much of the information and knowledge he gave them was new and exciting to most of them. The Essenes were Gnostic in many ways. They constantly debated new philosophies and ideas and were very adept at writing. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves just outside of Qumran in 1947 and have been attributed to the Essenes.Fifteen years of study was a lot of time to delve into how others believed and worshipped. This, I am sure, is also what gave him his caring and knowledge of the poor and downtrodden. Six months before his thirtieth birthday, Jesus made his way back to Nazareth. The time for his public life in Israel had come.There was a great homecoming celebration for Jesus. He had been gone for so many years and had become such a wise and caring man. His mother, Mary, was there, as were all his brothers and sisters, and the guests included Mary Magdalene as well as many cousins that included Martha and aunts that included Mary Cleophas and Mary Salome.
