Torah

3,627 texts · Page 376 of 403

Explore 3,627 Jewish texts related to the theme of Torah, drawn from Midrash, Kabbalah, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish literature.

The Ten Commandments

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

It all starts with a divine download, so to speak. The book tells us it contains the secret history of how time is divided – days, weeks, years, and especially those big jubilees, ...

The Ten Commandments

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We all know the story: Moses goes up the mountain, gets the Ten Commandments, and comes back down. But what if there was more to the story? What if the Bible we know is just a glim...

Sinai: Moses's Transgression

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

We're going to delve into a text that's both familiar and strangely… different. A book that whispers of secrets given directly to Moses on Mount Sinai. I'm talking about the Book o...

Olive Branch

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

It's almost like a prophetic warning echoing through the ages. This book, not included in the standard Hebrew Bible but considered canonical by some, dives deep into the potential ...

Moses's Vision

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text from around the 2nd century BCE, speaks to that very feeling. It paints a picture of a future where the people stray from the path, and the...

The Ten Commandments and Jerusalem

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

That's the scene set for us right at the beginning of Jubilees. God commands Moses, "Write down for thyself all these words which I declare unto thee on this mountain, the first an...

Moses's Journey

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Our story begins not just at the beginning of time, but with the very blueprint for it. We’re talking about the Book of Jubilees, a text that, while not part of the canonical Hebre...

Sabbath: Jacob at the Dawn of Creation

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

But the Book of Jubilees, an ancient Jewish text that expands on the stories we find in Genesis and Exodus, really emphasizes this point. It paints a picture of creation itself as ...

Written and Oral Law of Shabbat

Apocrypha Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Turns out, they’re all about that rest too. The Book of Jubilees, a fascinating text considered canonical by some Jewish and Christian traditions but not included in the standard H...