Fasting

B:1  Fasting: Public or private?

It is said of the Essenes:

"They think oil is defilement; and if one of them is anointed without his own approbation, it is wiped off his body; for they think to be sweaty is a good thing." (Josephus; Wars 2:8:3)

But Messiah said:

"And you, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites: for they begrime and disfigure their faces, that they may appear in the sight of men to fast. Amen, I tell you that they already have their reward. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, That you appear not to men to fast, but to your Father which is in secret, who will recompense you publicly. (Matt. 6:16-18)

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