Also popular among the Qumran community in ancient Palestine. They viewed civilization as fundamentally corrupt, and were eagerly anticipating an apocalyptic en

Also popular among the Qumran community in ancient Palestine. They viewed civilization as fundamentally corrupt, and were eagerly anticipating an apocalyptic end to it and the coming kingdom of God to restore things to their rightful place. Which included a more agrarian lifestyle, and less of the modern trappings (for the time).