Planta Nesbit

Christ, Christians and Christianity: Book One: Jesus an Essene Planta Nesbit

Christianity, its rise, progress and influence on the human race, must necessarily ever cause the deepest interest among thinking men. In the present day, in particular, reflecting persons in various parts of Christendom appear to be moved by one common spirit to examine the foundations of the faith in which they have been brought up. About Author: Edward Planta Nesbit was a schoolmaster, author and land agent in Angaston, South Australia, during the 19th century. Nesbit is perhaps the first to formulate the radical theory that Jesus was a member of the ascetic, celibate and secretive Essenes, today best known as the originators Dead Sea Scrolls. This is one of those books that can change the way you think about Christianity. Cover photography by Paul Spremulli.