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07-22-2009, 08:16 AM
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The Book of Jasher
"And the sun and the moon stood still, till the people revenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher?" --Joshua, 10. 13.
"Behold it is written in the Book of Jasher."--II Samuel, i. 18
Other, possibly more accurate, translations call it "Book of the Just" and "Book of the Upright." When I read the Bible this is one that kind of fascinated me. The footnote in my copy of the my text listed it as "lost" and, outside of a spurious Medieval book, it seems to be lost. Both to Judaism and Christianity. I used to think if I had a time machine or time-viewer finding a copy of the Book of Jasher would be an interesting feat. I don't know if a science fiction story like that would sell though.
What do you think the Book of Jasher concerned? Did it exist at all? What, if anything, does its absence say in Judaism or in Sola Scriptura Christianity? Has this been done before?
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07-22-2009, 08:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thomas R.
"And the sun and the moon stood still, till the people revenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher?" --Joshua, 10. 13.
"Behold it is written in the Book of Jasher."--II Samuel, i. 18
Other, possibly more accurate, translations call it "Book of the Just" and "Book of the Upright." When I read the Bible this is one that kind of fascinated me. The footnote in my copy of the my text listed it as "lost" and, outside of a spurious Medieval book, it seems to be lost. Both to Judaism and Christianity. I used to think if I had a time machine or time-viewer finding a copy of the Book of Jasher would be an interesting feat. I don't know if a science fiction story like that would sell though.
What do you think the Book of Jasher concerned? Did it exist at all? What, if anything, does its absence say in Judaism or in Sola Scriptura Christianity? Has this been done before?
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I don't understand why it would even be a question. It was a book that was evidently known to at least one Biblical writer, but since lost. That's not a big deal; who knows how many things were written over the last few thousand years that we know absolutely nothing about now.
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07-22-2009, 09:41 AM
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I don't understand why it would even be a question. It was a book that was evidently known to at least one Biblical writer, but since lost. That's not a big deal; who knows how many things were written over the last few thousand years that we know absolutely nothing about now.
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Yep, I cringe to think what was lost when the library at Alexandria was burned. And goodness knows what treasures the Roman Catholic church is selfishly keeping hidden in their archives. |
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07-22-2009, 09:55 AM
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it is fairly well known that the Church of Rome has been holding onto other scriptures (Dead Sea Scrolls) including some from the New Testament that were originally penned in Hebrew and Aramaic (and obviously would NOT agree with the polluted translations they have subscribed to). No surprises at all.
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07-22-2009, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Thomas R.
"And the sun and the moon stood still, till the people revenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher?" --Joshua, 10. 13.
"Behold it is written in the Book of Jasher."--II Samuel, i. 18
Other, possibly more accurate, translations call it "Book of the Just" and "Book of the Upright." When I read the Bible this is one that kind of fascinated me. The footnote in my copy of the my text listed it as "lost" and, outside of a spurious Medieval book, it seems to be lost. Both to Judaism and Christianity. I used to think if I had a time machine or time-viewer finding a copy of the Book of Jasher would be an interesting feat. I don't know if a science fiction story like that would sell though.
What do you think the Book of Jasher concerned? Did it exist at all? What, if anything, does its absence say in Judaism or in Sola Scriptura Christianity? Has this been done before?
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If it was important we'd have it. |
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07-22-2009, 10:03 AM
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If it was important we'd have it.
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A cure for cancer is important. Why don't we have it?
(in other words, BZZZZT!!! Try again!) |
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07-22-2009, 10:06 AM
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A cure for cancer is important. Why don't we have it?
(in other words, BZZZZT!!! Try again!)
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In who's value system? |
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07-22-2009, 10:06 AM
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I may have made a mistake creating this thread. We'll see.
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07-22-2009, 10:08 AM
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In who's value system?
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May you never be stricken with terminal cancer, or you'll find out firsthand just whose value system.  |
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07-22-2009, 10:10 AM
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If it was important we'd have it.
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Maybe. I just thought it was interesting that two books of the Bible quote it, and say they quote it, but that we don't have it. However those two quotes could be the only thing of value in it. Anyway this is one position on the matter, that everything in the Bible is what's meant to be there, and I'm sympathetic in some respects.
Still it's kind of interesting to look at things like the Proto-Evangelion of James or the Book of Enoch whether or not they're canonical. We can't even do that with things like Jasher. I wonder what that says of us or of knowledge or of things we can never know.
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