Posts Tagged ‘Book of Jasher’
How can the Book of Jasher be written in 1625 when it is mentioned in Joshua and II Samuel?
Question: Being a member of the Body of Christ, I have found your answers to those seeking, sound and exact, always using the Word of God. In your response on the Book of Jasher, you chose to focus on what the scholars believe was written in 1625; I am basing my question on the mention of the Book…
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https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/BookOfJasher.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Samuel 1:17-27 I. It is no mystery that people are not happy with God’s word. Through the ages people have sought ought various reasons to modify it. A. No long ago, Dan Brown wrote a fictional book called The DaVinci Code. At the core of this book was the…
Read MoreAre ancient writings unreliable because the Book of Jasher differs from the Bible?
Question: Just a comment for your consideration. Jasher Chapter 81 – here is an extract about Pharaoh. “And the Lord manifested to the children of Israel his wonders in Egypt and in the sea by the hand of Moses and Aaron. And when the children of Israel had entered the sea, the Egyptians came after…
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Question: If the books in the Bible were written by apostles, was Moses considered an apostle? What of Isaiah and Samuel? Were they considered apostles? Is it not said in the book of Matthew that nothing was to be taken from the Old Testament? I’m just curious because if this is true, those books in…
Read MoreWhat is the Book of Jasher?
Question: I would like to ask you about II Samuel 1:18. This verse speaks of ‘The Book of Jasher’. What is this book? I have noticed other parts in the Old Testament that also refer to other books. Are the writers referring to other writings of the Bible? Or other writings from that time? Would…
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