Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

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The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: ancient Jewish texts composed during the Second Temple period that, while not included in the canonical Hebrew Bible, preserve invaluable traditions about angels, the afterlife, and the end of days.

Why Dogs Know Their Owners but Cats Do Not

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Any cat owner knows the feeling: your cat looks right through you like you're a stranger who happens to operate the food dish. According to the Alphabet of Ben Sira, composed betwe...

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Why There Are Stitches on a Mouse's Mouth

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Alphabet of Ben Sira 41

Look closely at a mouse's face and you'll notice fine lines running along its cheeks, almost like tiny stitches. The Alphabet of Ben Sira, a medieval text composed between 700 and ...

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Why the Raven Dances While It Walks

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Alphabet of Ben Sira 42

Watch a raven walk and you'll notice something peculiar. It doesn't strut smoothly like a pigeon or hop like a sparrow. It bobs and sways, almost like it's dancing. The Alphabet of...

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Why the Raven Mates Through Its Mouth

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Alphabet of Ben Sira 43

The raven has a terrible reputation in Jewish tradition. Thief. Scoundrel. Untrustworthy. And according to the Alphabet of Ben Sira, a medieval text composed between 700 and 1000 C...

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How the Fox Outsmarted the Angel of Death

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Alphabet of Ben Sira 44

This is one of the greatest trickster stories in all of Jewish literature. According to the Alphabet of Ben Sira, composed between 700 and 1000 CE, every land animal has a correspo...

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Who Entered the Garden of Eden Alive

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha Alphabet of Ben Sira 45

Jewish tradition holds that a handful of people never died. They walked into Gan Eden - the Garden of Eden - while still alive, bypassing death entirely. The Alphabet of Ben Sira, ...

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