Essenes

When the Dead Sea Scroll was found at Qumran in 1947, I wonder what Essenes is, that had been kept Bible as well as other apocryphal writings in a community. Some sources insist that Jesus and John the Baptist came from this community. It's interesting if Christianity not started abruptly but had some hotbed to nurture the typical teachings that differ from Judaism. It is favourable if the ones who shared a common value formed a community and lead a life.