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.

Isaac's Transgression and Adam

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 19:33

We're going to peek into the Book of Jubilees, a text considered scripture by some, a fascinating piece of Jewish history by others. It’s a retelling of Genesis and Exodus with som...

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Kingdom of Abraham and Jacob

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 20:1

Talk about a seating chart nightmare! But let's back up a little, because the passage we're looking at from the Book of Jubilees 20 actually starts with a tender, if somewhat bitte...

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Lord and Noah

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 20:3

And it's one that the Book of Jubilees tackles head-on. Jubilees, for those unfamiliar, is an ancient Jewish text that retells the stories of Genesis and Exodus, but with a distinc...

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Holy Ground Beneath and Canaan

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 20:7

Let’s delve into the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating, often intense, work of Jewish pseudepigrapha—meaning writings ascribed to biblical figures but not actually part of the biblic...

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Sodom in Heaven

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 20:11

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text from around the 2nd century BCE, wrestles with these very questions. It's a retelling of Genesis and Exodus, but with some major expansions...

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Bowing Before the Lord

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 20:14

It's more than just good luck or a fleeting moment of happiness. The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered canonical by some but apocryphal by others, offers a glimpse in...

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Wisdom of Abraham and Arabs

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 21:1

It tells us that Abraham, wise as he was, gave Ishmael and his sons, along with the sons of Keturah, gifts before sending them off. He then bequeathed everything else to his belove...

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Death of Abraham

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 21:4

Let’s turn to the Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text from around the 2nd century BCE. It's not part of the standard Hebrew Bible, but it was highly regarded by some Jewish commun...

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Isaac: Covenant of Abraham

Apocrypha Book of Jubilees 21:7

Like one wrong step and… well, you know. In the Book of Jubilees, we find this intense father-to-son talk that feels exactly like that—a guide to staying on that path. It’s like a ...

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