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The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, Volume 1: Alternate Texts is unavailable, but you can change that!

Western culture has been shaped largely by the Bible. In attempting to understand the Scriptures, scholars of the last three hundred years have intensively studied both these sacred texts and other related ancient writings. A cursory examination reveals that their authors depended on other sources, some of which are lost and some of which have recently come to light. Part of these extant sources...

4 1 And I Baruch said, “Behold, lord, you have shown me great and wondrousa things. Now show me all, for the Lord’s sake.” 2 And the angel said to me, “Come, let us go through”b … with the angel from that place, a journey of about 185 days. 3 And he showed me a plain and a serpentc who appeared to be stone.d And he showed me Hades,f and its appearance was gloomy and unclean. 4 And I said, “What is this dragon and this monster around it?” 5 And the angel said, “This dragon is the one which eats
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