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Jasher

Dating

  • Setting: From Creation through the period of Judges, parallel to Genesis and Exodus

  • Reference point: Mentioned in Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18

Signifcance

  • Expands biblical narratives

  • Preserves ancient traditions

  • Details patriarchal histories

  • Elaborates on Torah stories

Discovery

  • Referenced in Tanakh

  • Hebrew version printed in Venice 1625

  • Multiple manuscript traditions exist

  • English translation 1840

  • Various versions discovered

Transmission

  • Through Jewish communities

  • Various manuscript traditions

  • Multiple printed editions

  • Oral tradition influences

Language / Translation

  • Current version in Hebrew

  • Multiple translations exist

  • English versions available

  • Complex textual history

     

Genre

  • Historical narrative

  • Midrashic expansion

  • Traditional history

Content

The text provides an expanded narrative of biblical history from Creation through the period of Judges. It offers detailed accounts of patriarchal lives, elaborating on stories found in Torah with additional information and interpretive traditions. The book includes extensive genealogies, detailed battle accounts, and expanded dialogues between biblical figures.

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