Name: Book of Jasher
Author: Unknown

Sefer Ha-yashar, better known as the Book of Jasher, is a non-canonical religious text written between the 5th and 2nd centuries BC but first published in 1840 as a modern adaptation of these texts.

It discusses Old Testament characters such as Moses and Abraham, expanding on the biblical accounts of them and offering more details and different points of view on the events.

For some scholars, it is one of the lost books of the Bible, while others simply claim that it was written in the Middle Ages.

This edition of the Book of Jasher is based on an anonymous translation from 1840.

"And God said let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and God created man in his own image. And God formed man from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul endowed with speech.

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WHY READ THE BOOK OF JASHER IN 2025?

185 years later, still timely

An outsider chronicle that retells familiar stories at surprising angles. Whether approached as apocrypha, midrash, or literary curiosity, it expands the map of early scriptural imagination—and sharpens how we compare sources, traditions, and timelines.

TODAY'S CONNECTION

Great for readers of comparative religion and ancient literature. Treat it as a reading companion: cross-reference events, note divergences, and ask what each version wants to teach. The exercise builds textual humility without demanding credulity.