The Hidden Jesus. The complete reinterpretation of the gospel of Mark, the Secret Testament. Published on 25 March 1997.
Christians deny it.
There are some similarities, they say, but too many differences. This book shows Jesus was indeed an Essene, and one of their leaders, and explains why there were differences from the Essenes described by Josephus, the Roman historian. The Christian universal faith depends on this being untrue. Jesus was refusing to pay tribute when he uttered this famous sentence. Forget the obfuscations of the Jesus Seminar.