Whether there are possible Hebraisms in Hegesippus is an interesting question.
For now I comment merely on one small portion of the OP.
In "Ἐσσαῖοι (Essenes): Reflects Hebrew אִסִּיִּים (Isiyim)....."
Isiyim is only a relatively modern Hebrew spelling of Essenes.
It is, imo, as ancient history, mistaken.
The ancient Greek forms of Essenes (and Ossenes), imo, come from ''osey haTorah, observers of Torah, a self-designation found in some mss from Qumran.
As explained, for instance, in:
"Others and Intra-Jewish Polemic as Reflected in Qumran Texts"
page 535 and following.
https://people.duke.edu/~goranson/Essenes_&_Others.pdf
For now I comment merely on one small portion of the OP.
In "Ἐσσαῖοι (Essenes): Reflects Hebrew אִסִּיִּים (Isiyim)....."
Isiyim is only a relatively modern Hebrew spelling of Essenes.
It is, imo, as ancient history, mistaken.
The ancient Greek forms of Essenes (and Ossenes), imo, come from ''osey haTorah, observers of Torah, a self-designation found in some mss from Qumran.
As explained, for instance, in:
"Others and Intra-Jewish Polemic as Reflected in Qumran Texts"
page 535 and following.
https://people.duke.edu/~goranson/Essenes_&_Others.pdf
Statistics: Posted by StephenGoranson — Fri May 17, 2024 10:54 am