Ken St. Andre
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Hello.
Google directed me to a story (fiction) called the Book of Jashar by Benjamin Rosenbloom (?) (Sorry for mutilating your name, Ben. I f I go back to get it straight, I'll lose this letter.)
First, let me say, I enjoyed it greatly in all its pseudobiblical weirdness. The Bible could use a few good vampire stories. :)
But, then I must ask, Ben, since you're obviously a scholar, about a discrepancy.
Today I found mention of The Book of Jashar in Joshua 10:13 talking about the Battle of Gibeon where the sun stood still. "This is described in greater detail in The Book of Jashar." However, the deeds of Joshua were long before the time of Saul and David.
So, what gives, Ben? If you're going to imagine The Book of Jashar for us, shouldn't you get it all?
With a nudge and a wink,
your critical reader, who'd like to see a copy of the real book of Jashar,
Ken St. Andre
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Jed Hartman
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For any other readers who want to view the story, it's "The Book of Jashar," by Benjamin Rosenbaum.
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Anonymous
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I found the story interesting because it is referred to in the 2nd book of Samuel 1. This book is part of the apocraphal books that were not included in the bible because they lacked credability. Maybe they should have been put in the bible.
Mike
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Anonymous
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So would I....
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zclary
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you can read the real book of Jashar @ kivits.com/Jashar2 have fun
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Ken St. Andre
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No, you can't read the real book of Jashar at kivits.com. If he ever had it up, he took it down. Dang. I still want to read it.
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Anonymous
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ALMOST
http://www.kivits.com/Jashar1.htm
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Kukis
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It is interesting how people have this great curiosity about things like this. The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible comments on the authenticity of this book: The uncertain and mysterious character of the missing Book of Jashar has led to attempts to reproduce, imitate, or falsify it. One of the last compositions of the haggadic literature of Judaism, call the “Book of Jashar,” is a falsification of the missing book in an attempt to reproduce it. It is written in good Hebrew and has to do with the era from Adam to Judges. The greater part of this work is concerned with the pre-Mosaic material. Much of the material is invention, interpolated between Biblical texts, in the author’s desire to reconstruct the original book of Jashar. Many legends are added to the Biblical narrative. The account of Abraham is given in elaborate detail, inducing stories of his two journeys to see his son Ishmael, and of an apparition of a star. It contains a detailed explanation of the murder of Abel by Cain. It is believe by some scholars that this attempt to reconstruct the Old Testament Book of Jashar originated in southern Italy. The author was familiar with Italian place names. The Arabic names in the book are due to the strong influence of Arabic culture on southern Italy. This is from volume 3, p. 407 of that encyclopedia set.
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david4u
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i like this book, it has very interesting stories..
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