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.

Kingdom of Ptolemy Philadelphus and Eleazar

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:126

It recounts the story of how the Septuagint – the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible – came to be. And tucked within that grand narrative, we find a little gem about the importa...

Eleazar Studies Torah

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:128

The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating peek into the world of 3rd-century BCE Alexandria, gives us a clue. It's framed as a letter from Aristeas, an official in the court of Ptolemy...

Torah

Fools and Sages of Letter

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:130

It's not just about following laws, you know. There's a deeper reason, a philosophy woven into the very fabric of Jewish life. Imagine you're sitting with a wise sage, someone deep...

TorahWisdom

Hidden Wisdom of Moses and Letter

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:132

The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating text from the Hellenistic period, gives us a glimpse into how the ancient Jewish community grappled with these very questions. It tells us tha...

MysticismRepentanceWisdom

Wonders of Genesis and Letter

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:135

The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating text that purports to be from the time of the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek (the Septuagint), grapples with this very question. I...

CreationTorahPrayer

Standing Before God and Letter

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:137

The Letter of Aristeas, an ancient text purporting to describe the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek (the Septuagint), touches on this very question. And surprisingly, it ...

Prayer

Moses's Spiritual Journey and Letter

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:139

The Letter of Aristeas, an ancient text that purports to describe how the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek, touches on this very thing. Why, it asks, should we even bother ta...

SoulPrayerWisdom

Bowing Before the Lord and Letter

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:141

The Letter of Aristeas, an ancient text that purports to describe the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, touches on this very question. Imagine the scene: Egyptian priests...

PrayerShabbat

Moses Remembered and Letter

Apocrypha Letter of Aristeas 1:144

The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating text that purports to describe the translation of the Torah into Greek, offers a glimpse into this very question. It suggests that these seemi...

Moses