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The composition of several apocryphal works can be located in the broad context out of which the
Essene sect emerged, among them Jubilees, 1 Enoch, and the Testament of the Patriarchs. There is also a composition that has been preserved in an early Christian text, DIDACHE, which was also preserved independently in a Latin translation from Greek. Researchers have dubbed the text THE TWO WAYS, by all accounts a Jewish text that has been incorporated into the DIDACHE,
and early Christian work from 100 CE, approximately. Thus, "The Two Ways", whose original language is Greek, was written no later than the first century CE. It opens: THERE ARE TWO WAYS IN THE WORLD,
ONE OF LIFE, THE OTHER OF DEATH, ONE OF LIGHT, THE OTHER OF DARKNESS; UPON THEM TWO ANGELS
ARE APPOINTED, ONE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE OTHER OF INIQUITY, AND BETWEEN THE TWO WAYS THERE IS A GREAT DIFFERENCE. The way of light is accompanied by fascinating ethical advice, while the way of darkness consists largely of an enumeration of sins. The author, of course, exhorts the reader to choose the path of life and avoid sin. The image of two ways is familiar from the Greeks, and is also attes-ted in rabbinic literature. The dualism of this image fits well with the Essene spiritual worldview, but is at odds with the doctrine of predestination that is characteristic of the Essenes, according to which it is G d who creates the righteous and the wicked. According to the doctrine of double predestination, the scope of human decision is extremely narrow, whereas the image of the two ways seeks to demonstrate to the rea-der that he has the freedom to choose bbetween the way of life and the way of death. According to Rabbi Aqiva, this very decision was put to the first human: "G D PUT BEFORE HIM TWO WAYS, THE WAY OF LIFE AND THE WAY OF DEATH, AND HE CHOSE FOR HIMSELF THE WAY OF DEATH!" As noted,
this is the opening image of the tractate "The Two Ways", which has been preserved in the Christian
DIDACHE. This phrase cited above is similar to the well-known theological discussion in the Manual
of Discipline {3.13-4.36}, though there the goal is different: the theology seeks to provide a conceptual foundation for the Essene doctrine of double predestination, whereas the opening of "The Two Ways" holds
that man must decide for himself which of the ways he chooses. Kortom, droom er maar heerlijk van & tell
us all about it if you really want to do so: Klaas Vaak komt soms ook als je hem niet verwacht, that's life