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dauer - I didn't mean to reference baptizing as essene, but John's way of life. He gave up worldly goods and lived simply in the desert and preached.

Jesus most fits as a pharisee. Although he teachings certainly have a strong Essene flavor; John the Baptist (Jesus' cousin) was an Essene and there were Essene communities in Galilee so Jesus would have been exposed to their philosophies. And Jesus' baptism is a pivotal point in his ministries.