The Book of Jasher: Referred to in Joshua & Second Samuel - Softcover

J.H. Parry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0934666253 ISBN 13: 9780934666251

Publisher: Artisan Publishers, 1988

Synopsis

HIGHLY POPULAR O.T. COMPANION - THE MOST PRAISED AND RECOMMENDED VERSION BY BIBLICAL SCHOLARS FOR YEARS. Jasher is referred to in Joshua and second Samuel. Its Name in Hebrew literally means "the upright" or "book of record" and not the name of a prophet or one of the judges of Israel as has been mistakenly understood by some who are unfamiliar with the Hebrew language. The printed Hebrew copy in the hands of the translator is without points. During his first perusal of it some perplexities and doubts rose up in his mind respecting its authenticity; but the more closely he studied it the more its irresistible evidence satisfied him that it contained a treasure of information concerning those earlier times upon which the history of other nations are either silent or cast not a single ray of real life; and he was more especially delighted to find that the evidence of the whole of its contents went to illustrate and confirm the great and inestimable truths which are recorded in divine history down to a few years later than the death of Joshua at which period the book closes. The most important value of this book is the large quantity of additional detail it gives to various accounts in the Old Testament than our current translations. This book contains a more detailed account of the awful circumstances attending the commencement of the flood. . . . From this book we learn that Noah and Abraham were contemporaries. How beautiful the contemplation of the meeting between these two Patriarchs the one being a monument of God's mercy the other having the promise of the favor and grace of God not only to himself but to his seed after him. Certificates of endorsement from four noted religious scholars of the day their statements all dated in April 1840 the year it was first published each one giving his endorsement to the correctness and reliability of the translation.

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Believed by some to have been the original beginning of the Old Testament, The Book of Jasher has been suppressed and rediscovered numerous times since its initial translation from the Hebrew in AD 800.

Referred to in Joshua and Second Samuel, this apocryphal book of the Bible expands upon some of the stories we know so well: we meet Cain and Abel's three sisters, are privy to a more detailed account of the awful circumstances of the Great Flood and Noah's conduct toward the multitudes who assembled before his ark, and learn more about the women of the Bible.

Jasher's version of the story of Abraham is considered by many to be the most beautiful as this new perspective on the Old Testament will inspire believers and intrigue readers of ancient literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Artisan Publishers
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0934666253
• ISBN 13: 9780934666251
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288