Ancient Book of Jasher
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- Author：Ken Johnson
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Summary
There are 13 ancient history books that are mentioned and recommended by the Bible。 The Ancient Book of Jasher is the only one of the 13 that still exists。 It is referenced in Joshua 10:13; 2 Samuel 1:18; and 2 Timothy 3:8。 This volume contains the entire 91 chapters plus a detailed analysis of the supposed discrepancies， cross-referenced historical accounts， and detailed charts for ease of use。 As with any history book there are typographical errors in the text but with three consecutive timelines running though the histories it is very easy to arrive at the exact dates of recorded events。 It is not surprising that this ancient document confirms the Scripture and the chronology given in the Hebrew version of the Old Testament， once and for all settling the chronology differences between the Hebrew Old Testament and the Greek Septuagint。 The Ancient book of Jasher is brought to you by Biblefacts Ministries， Biblefacts。org
Reviews
Rhonda
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There are probably not many people who are interested in yet another book that is attached to Bible books， but Ken Johnson stands out。 he is a scholar among scholars and， unlike many who accurately depict the search for good information through scholarship， Johnson is relatively humble about his efforts。 Each time I pick up one of his recent books， it sets me back on my heels， typically correcting a great deal of information which I thought had more truth to it。 Moreover， he does so in a clear a There are probably not many people who are interested in yet another book that is attached to Bible books， but Ken Johnson stands out。 he is a scholar among scholars and， unlike many who accurately depict the search for good information through scholarship， Johnson is relatively humble about his efforts。 Each time I pick up one of his recent books， it sets me back on my heels， typically correcting a great deal of information which I thought had more truth to it。 Moreover， he does so in a clear and unassuming manner which facilitates understanding and allows， rather than forces， agreement。 he would be happy if someone would show him how he is incorrect， but so far， Johnson's scholarship is remarkable。There are many books which have taken the public's eye over the years， most of which have something to do with being secrets which someone did not wish others to know。 While no doubt， some of this can be true， Biblical scholarship is often extremely tedious and boring。 If one compares one manuscript with another and finds difficulties， how does one determine the truth of the matter？ It is no easy task。I still read， probably once a week or so， how certain people who were "in charge" of church doctrine had certain matter removed from the Bible， usually indicating the Apocrypha or the Pseudepigrapha， but sometimes referring to the Gnostic Gospels。 Indeed， not long ago I had a lay member approach me with various citations from the so-called Gospel of Thomas， trying to prove that there was an entire side to interpretation of Biblical data which the church wished to keep others from understanding。 Indeed， the person， not a stupid man by any means， used this as evidence why we should be accepting other interpretations of scripture。 It took me a long while to be able to convince this person that the gnostic gospels had no direct knowledge of the first century occurrences and that Gnosticism， by itself， was a dangerous crutch to approach unprepared and well-schooled as to its origins。 So it is with the book of Jasher。It is very easy thing to say that Jasher is mentioned in the Bible， indeed in the old and new testaments and we should thus pay attention to it。 Indeed， we should， were we able to determine that we had a reliable text of it。 Then too， I am told， that it should be in the Bible itself， to which I explain that it is not canonical but， by and large， historical。 therefore， it has no more canonical reason for it to be in the Bible than do the books of the Maccabees， also of an historical， and therefore， supportive nature。I was aware of two very clear misappropriations in the Book of Jasher。 I think， as a result， I was unsure whether there was a reasonable translation。 The Sephardic rabbinate kept texts which had been smuggled out of Jerusalem after its fall in AD 70 and it was printed in Hebrew in Venice， Italy in 1613 in Hebrew。 The first translation from Hebrew to English was in 1840。 The scrolls from which this was printed are purported to be 3500 years old and， regardless of whether they were that old or not， were in poor condition。 Johnson tells us not to expect perfect accuracy in the text because， for example， it talks of people leaping onto walls， shrieking so loud as to cause damage and even events where lion faced men do battle。 Are these amplifications， the recording of Hebrew idioms or something else？ The reality is that we do not know。 However， and this is the most significant part， the text is not the inspired word of God。As to the last part， the scholar or pseudo-scholar will reply wryly， that there isn't a text which really IS the inspired word of God。 God knows， and I say this with a degree of irony， that there is much on Biblical scholarship which provides disappointing results， but seldom do they provide sweeping generalizations like some books of recent fiction which have been made into dramatic movies。 Hence there is， perhaps disappointingly， little here to generate any headlines。 This book has 91 chapters and is 350 pages long。 There are several passages which are not Biblical。 If something is against what one thinks of as Bible teaching， then it is perhaps not to be considered， or， and this remains a possibility， the text is describing something which we do not quite understand。 I will give an example below。In chapter 8， titled The Wise Men of Nimrod， it begins that the night that Abram was born， all the servants of Terah and the wise men of Nimrod and his conjurors came and ate and drank in the house of Terah。 and they rejoiced with him on that night。 Now Terah is mentioned in the book of Genesis， but we don't have this account。 Are we to believe it？ There is no reason not to believe it。 Indeed， the description of the descendants of Noah appears to explain with greater detail what we have in the Bible。 Thus， insofar as we have corroboration and amplification， one reads these chapters with great interest。The problem with understanding this book is much like understanding most Biblical literature。 Over the years I have been approached by at least 25 people who tell me that the book of Enoch should be part of the canon， ostensibly because it tells an interesting story about the meaning of Giants and attaches itself to the Nephilim。 However， when I point out some later issues which are clearly beyond Biblical comprehension， I receive blank stares。 It is not scholarship if one simply takes the parts one likes and discards other parts of the book。 There are problems with the Book of Enoch's provenance， but there are interesting parts of it。 One would enjoy saying that the parts that amplify the Bible are true and the ones which do not are spurious， but this， again， is bad scholarship。 In the case of the Book of Jasher， it provides great interest and amplification of the Bible in better than 90% of the chapters。 It is extremely slow going， but it is also extremely rewarding to the one who reads carefully and can balance possibility and truth。 Ken Johnson does an outstanding job in organizing the information。 。。。more
Brian
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Thia was a fascinating book。 It is referenced by the Bible in both Joshua and 2 Samuel and was found in the dead sea scrolls。 It isn't scripture， but it considered to be a reliable ancient historical manuscript as old as Genesis。 It adds a lot of details to the stories in Genesis。 I would recommend it if you are interested in such things。 Thia was a fascinating book。 It is referenced by the Bible in both Joshua and 2 Samuel and was found in the dead sea scrolls。 It isn't scripture， but it considered to be a reliable ancient historical manuscript as old as Genesis。 It adds a lot of details to the stories in Genesis。 I would recommend it if you are interested in such things。 。。。more
K。 Counihan
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Good ReadReads more like a history book。 Some of the passages were hard to figure out， while others felt like you were reading the bible。
David Israel
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This book doesn't impress me as Earth shaking; it is not entirely incompatible with the Bible。 But， I understand why it is not canon。 I would not bet my Soul on its doctrinal inferences。 I don't need it and it did not deepen my faith nor my understanding。 This book doesn't impress me as Earth shaking; it is not entirely incompatible with the Bible。 But， I understand why it is not canon。 I would not bet my Soul on its doctrinal inferences。 I don't need it and it did not deepen my faith nor my understanding。 。。。more
Jack T
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While it is mentioned often that this book is not canon it is also referred to as a very reliable historical account which was utilized by the early church leaders such as Josephus。 It validates the rapture pre-tribulation and pre-millennium doctrines。 It also fills in many details that are not mentioned in the Bible such as events surrounding the flood and Cain and Abel and Nimrod and many others。 Quite a fascinating read。
Pat Harris
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An EXCELLENT book for reference to the Bible when one is seriously studying the Bible。 It's very easy to read and keeps you interested all the way through。 I loved it and still reefer to it in my studies。 Well worth it。 An EXCELLENT book for reference to the Bible when one is seriously studying the Bible。 It's very easy to read and keeps you interested all the way through。 I loved it and still reefer to it in my studies。 Well worth it。 。。。more
Joe
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Fascinating！
Hibburt Glenn
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Some very interesting reading。 One can't include it as cannon of course， but I did enjoy a lot of the details you don't read about in the bible。 Some very interesting reading。 One can't include it as cannon of course， but I did enjoy a lot of the details you don't read about in the bible。 。。。more
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