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.

Asmodeus and the Patriarchs

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 3:2

Today, let’s zoom in on Sarah. Imagine being a young woman, full of hope and dreams, ready to build a life with someone you love. Now imagine that dream turning into a nightmare, n...

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Death of Sarah and Dreams

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 3:3

That’s kind of where Sarah finds herself in the Book of Tobit. Imagine this: you’re a young woman, ready to start your life, but every man you marry dies on your wedding night. Not...

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Throne of Glory and Tobi

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 4:1

He's in despair, naturally. Meanwhile, in a faraway land, Sarah, daughter of Reuel, is suffering her own torment. She’s been married seven times, but each husband has been killed b...

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Death of Tobi

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 4:3

He’s lying there, remembering a debt, a sum of money he entrusted to a man named Gabael, way back in Rages, a city in Media – ancient Persia. "Behold, I ask every day to die," he t...

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Teachings of Tobiah

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 4:5

The Book of Tobit, part of the Apocrypha, gives us just that—a deeply personal glimpse into the values and concerns of a father as he prepares his son for life's uncertainties. Let...

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Tobias's Journey

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 4:6

We all do sometimes. But what if there were little nuggets of wisdom, ancient guiding stars, to help us find our way? That's what I find so compelling about the Book of Tobit, a st...

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Tobiyyah's Journey and Media

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 5:1

We find that same sentiment echoed in the Book of Tobit, specifically in the fifth chapter, as Tobit prepares his son, Tobiyyah, for a journey of immense importance. But before the...

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Tobiah's Miracle

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 5:4

Tobit, blind and burdened by misfortune, remembers he entrusted a significant sum of money to a man named Gabael, living far away in Media. Twenty years prior, to be exact! But how...

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Tobiyyah's Journey of Media

Apocrypha Book of Tobit 5:6

That’s precisely where Tobiyyah finds himself in the Book of Tobit. He needs to journey to Media – a long and perilous trip – to retrieve money owed to his father. But who will gui...

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