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With his old Essenic thoroughness he halted to examine them to make sure that Classicus had not outstripped him finally.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

I knew that the Essenic brotherhood have a common treasury and that they are believed to be rich.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

Quickly then Marsyas continued toward the Gennath Gate; reared to the Essenic habit of traveling without preparation, he was ready to journey from city to city in the dress he wore on the streets.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

A warm human flush had mantled the stone, and Marsyas' brows drew together, but he could not obey the old Essenic teaching and drop his eyes.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth

But to be an Essenic doctor was to be the most ascetic scholar and the most scholarly ascetic in the world, at that time.

From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth