The Book Of Jasher : One Of The Sacred Books Of The Bible .
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THEBOOK OF JASHERONE OF THESACRED BOOKSOFTHE BIBLELong Lost or Undiscovered.Now GflFcrcd in Photographic Reproduction of the Version by Alcuin.SV'Published byTHE ROSICRUCIAN ORDERA. M. O. R. C.
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PRELIMINARY EXPLANATIONThe Book of Jasher is one of the long-lost and long-sought-for sacred books whichshould have been included among the other books of the Bible but which was omitted aswere many other books. In addition to the two references to the Book of Jasher that willbe found in the other books of the Bible, there are historical references to this lost manuscript, and it is only natural that in recent centuries a great many stories should have beeninvented purporting to tell how and why the Book of Jasher became lost, hidden, or suppressed.In order that some of the mystery regarding the Book of Jasher might be removed, and,furthermore, for the benefit of those students of the Bible who sincerely desire to read another record of the events that are presented in the Old Testament, we have thought itwell to reproduce the Book of Jasher in its original English translation as given to the worldby the man who claims to have found it and preserved it.In order that our reproduction of this rare translation should be without error orchange, we have photographed each page by a lithograph process. This gives us a trulyphotographic reproduction of each page of the translation of the original book.Thepages as they appear in this book have not been reduced in size or altered in anymanner, and only the cover of the book, the first title page, and this explanation areoriginal with us.Attention is called to the many unique phrases found in the early chapters of the Bookof Genesis in regard to the creation of the universe and of man and woman. It should bekept in mind that the original author of the Book of Jasher was born during the lifetimeof Moses and lived in association and companionship with him. Therefore, the first partof the Book of Jasher was written by Jasher from the records and traditions that had beenpreserved by his ancestors. The latter part of the book is based upon what he observedhimself during his lifetime. Consequently we have in the Book of Jasher a new witness tomany interesting events and a new presentation of ancient records with a more carefultranslation and interpretation of the matters which were held sacred by his ancestors.Theoriginal introduction and explanatory matter which precedes the text of the bookshould be carefully read in order that the importance of the book and its translation maybe appreciated.TheSeptember, 1934Publishers
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:THEBOOKOFJASHERWITHTESTIMONIES AND NOTES,CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL, EXPLANATORY OF THE TEXT.TO WHICHPREFIXED,ISVARIOUS READINGS,ANDA PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION,PROVING THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE WORK.Translated into English from theHebrew,By FLACCUS ALBINUS ALCUINUS, of BRITAIN,ABBOT OF CANTERBURY,who wenta Pilgrimage into the Holy Land, and Persia,*'Is not this written in the" Behold,it iswhere he discovered tliis volume,Book of Jasher?"written in theJoshuaBook of Jasher."BRISTOLin the cityof Ga2na.x. IS.2 Sam.i.18.;PRINTED FOR THE EDITOR, BY PHILIP ROSE, 20, BROADMEADSOLD BY LONGMAN, LONDON; RICHARDSON, BRISTOL; AND BY ALLOTHER BOOKSELLERS.MDCCCXXIX.Entered at Stationers Hall.
ADVERTISEMENT.THEtranslation offollowinggentlemanin" The Book of Jasher,"laiditwork of greatitwas a rumour of a newbefore a noble Earl.sincerity, plainness,andOnfurther adds, "that this translationread theBywaslaid before;andCanon ofScripture.curiosity;translation of the Bible,truth.ourbutIfirstIBookof Joshua.reformers, becausemuch approvecannot assert, thatas ait,His lordship's opinion was, thata writing on the outside of the manuscript,Book of Jasher twice over andantiquityItperusal, he highly approved ofshould have been placed in the Bible, before theHeby alay by him fordiscovereda journey through the North of England, in 1721.several years, until, in 1760, therewhen hewasitofit,should beititshould seemsays:'Ihaveas a piece of greatmade apart of the"WICKLIFFE.'Signed,Since 1751, the manuscript has been preserved with great care, by a gentlemanwhoand died some time since. On the event of hishe had presented it, gave it to the present Editor, who,lived to a very advanced age,death, a friend toconceiving thatliterature,andwhomso valuable a piece of antiquity shouldbiblical students,has committeditnot belosttomenofto the press, not doubting butthat the attention of the learned will be attracted to so singular a volume.The Editor cannotany thing fromassertaccount, but that carries withnot doubtitsauthenticity.itown knowledge, beyondaccount of this volumefol.in themay beyear 1600, in Paris.Should any gentleman possess a transcript, or copy ofobligedAlcuin'ssuch an air of probability and truth, that he doesSomeworks, published in one volume,hisby any communication made to him, throughit,thefound in Alcuin'sHedied in 804.the Editor will be greatlymedium of thePrinter.
;PRELIMINARY DISSERTATIONON THBANTIQUITY AND AUTHENTICITYOPTHE BOOK OF JASHERWHENawork ofthisnaturedient to adduce evidence ofitsisbrought before the public,authenticity,to the former of these,of Joshua, and thatPsalmist, David.ishighly expeitself intotheits originality.evident, that such a book existed in the daysalso continued to be referred to in the time of theitItitiswhich must resolveexternal and historical, and then, the internal proofs ofAsitappears to have been preserved by the Judges,Royalfirst,andafterward, by the kings of Judah, until the period of the Babylonish Captivitywhich event, it is not referred to, either by the Prophets, or by the Chronologists of the Jewish nation ; a full proof that it was not brought back to Judea.It must then, of course, have been possessed by the kings of Persia, in which countryafteritwas found byAlcuin,who wasthe honour of ourornament of the Court of Charlemagne.owncountry, and the greatThis great prince,itappears, engaged hisattendance on his person, and received instruction in the sciences from him.Hewas present with him at the Council of Frankfort and, as a reward of hisdistinguished merit, endowed him with three rich abbies.When he left his courtand returned to England, he was further promoted to be Abbot of Canterbury.also;Alcuin founded the University of Paris,The accounthimself.in 800.of his pilgrimage to theHoly Land, andto Persia,His object in remaining at Gazna, for three years, wasthis single pieceisgiven byhis obtainingof antiquity, which cost him in wedges of gold, at least 500,would have amounted to four times that sum. Hedescribes the roll on which it was written in large Hebrew characters of theearliest form, as being two feet nine inches wide, and nine feet in length, and,according to his relation, preserved in the original ark of gopher wood, adornedwhich, atthis distance of time,with Mosaic work, though in a state of decay, fromthe injuries of time.
Nothing can be produceditmerits our credence.to invalidate this authentic statement, and, consequently,end of a secular nature, asfriend, a priest in beyond thecircleother manuscripts, to ahisfrom one hand to another, for soboth from its intrinsic merit, and itsIts preservationaccountedeasilyismadeappears he neveritwhen grownof his friends, andnot be brought forward by him, to answer anyIt couldfor,extraordinary character.Itsknownhaving beento our first reformers,that illustrious leader, Wickliffe.men whobeen caused from the very few learnedof Popish ignorance;whentheir missals,andlitanies,The oston thetranslation of the sacred Scriptures,work of greatbeyondbreviaries.about a century since, was quitebut then being laid before a distinguished nobleman,been highdark ageslived in the followingwas known, even by thebeing brought to light,itsevident from the testimony ofafterward into neglect, might havefallingItsissincerity, plainness,the book of Jasher ought toimportantwhen heandoccasion,whoand whose opinion ofhave been printed in theBibleanewit,as athat ofjudgment ofdelivered histruth,appears toitwas, thatbefore thebookof Joshua.Fromthat time,curiosity,sawittillappears to have been preserved only foritfellinto the present Editor'ssufficient reason foritspossession,publication, especially asitwho,suppliesitsantiquity andon perusing it,a chasm in thefrom the death of Joshua, including the elders who outlived him, and judged Israel.These are Caleb, who judged Israel twelve years;history of the Judges,Jasher,whosucceeded him, and Othniel,whosaved Israel from Chushan Rish-athaim; and then the events are recorded in regularofsuccessionthesuc-ceeding Judges.Oneof the most remarkable circumstancesis,that this bookquently referred to, but that I account for on this principle,isnot more fre-was notmakes no claimthatitregarded as an inspired work, as the books of Moses were. Itof that nature, Jasher declaring that he received his information from Caleb, hisfather,and Hezron,his grandfather,and from Azuba,to the events which occurred before hisas they arose,andstatesownthem with thetimes.Hesimplicity andhismother.This appliesafterwards records facts,forceof truth.They
Tlagree, in general, with the statements in the books of Moses,differ, itand where theyappears that he relates one series of facts, which are notMoseSj although likely to have occurred at the same time.Butit isnarrated byremarkable,that Jasher does not ascribe the causeswhich gave birth to the events narratedby him, nor does he introduce his commands with the authority of a lawgiver,or proclaim them, as Moses did, with " Thus saith the Lord."As a book of record, it appears to have truth without mixture of error, for itsHis name, Jasher, or the Upright, seems to stamppeculiar object and design.hisallwords andcountrymen, zeal forpeopleand nation,affection to theIcome nowand laws are dictated by love to histhe honour of God, and a regard to the welfare of hisand their posterity, for whom he prays with ardour andactions,andhis counselstime of his death.to the internal evidence,work, and provesitverifies theauthenticity of thisvery genuine production of Jasher.thethe creation of the world, and, in aproduction of this system.formationwhichThereof light, which heissays,mannersimilar toHebegins withMoses, relates thea perfect accordance inhisfirstaccount of theshone forth from the firmament anden-and the abyss fled before the face of the light, and dividedbetween the light and the darkness; so that the face of nature was formed aThen he proceeds to relate the formation of the sun and moon,second time.lightened the abyss;which he says appearedin theto rule the darkness.His account of the creation offirmament, the one to rule the light, and the othermanistruly sublime,determines a point of the highest importance, the immortality of the soul.andThequestion has long been agitated as to the sense in which the image of God, inwhich man was made, consistedHere is a testimony of infinite value in thesolution of this point, and worthy of being recorded in every language under theIt answers all the learned arguments of Doctor Warburton,face of the heavens.in his divine legation ofMoses, proving the great doctrine of the immortality ofthe soul, and a future state of rewards and punishments, to have been the undoubtedThe grandeur of this passage exceeds all thestrains of human description.''And when all these things were fulfilled, beholdJehovah appeared in Eden, and created man, and made him to be an image otjudgment of This passage proves that thefirstagesfor eternity, capable of immortality,werefully convincedand ordained for a never-ending existence, and, consequently, an heir of everlasting happiness or misery.
VllThis doctrine established flow fromit.Manalltheofficesof religion,morality, and humanitymust be an accountable being, and ordained byhis gloriousCreator to live for ever.Itisman, the promise of the woman's seed, andare not mentioned by Jasher ; nor does he atto be observed, that the fall ofthe early predictions of a deliverer,any of the predictions in the books of Moses, excepting those of hissong, in which the future fates of the tribes are predicted. Shall we determinethis to have arisen from his knowledge, that these subjects were designed to berevealed by the Hebrew lawgiver, or from his ignorance of them? It appearsto me, that his book is simply a work of record, and not of revelation or prediction, and that the divine mysteries were appointed to be made known by onegreater than Jasher, his master and teacher.allallude to
The wordsof Alcuin, which are to be read beforeThe Book of Jasher.J* Alcuin, of Britain,was mindedto travel into the Holy Land, and into the proevince of Persia, in search of holy things, and to see the wonders of the east. And Itook unto me two companions, who learned with me, under able teachers and masters all those languages which the people of the east speak ; namely, Thomas of Malmsbury, and John of Huntingdon and though we went as pilgrims, yet we took withus, silver, and gold, and riches.And when we came unto Bristol, we went into aship bound for Rome, where we tarried six months, and learned more perfectly the:old Persic language.Here the Pope blessedwork ye have undertakenisof the Lord.Be of resolution, for theFrom Rome we went to Naples, andus,andsaid.from thence to Salermo, and from thence to Palermo.went through Sicily, and took Melita in our way, where we abode six days.Hence we sailed for the Morea, visited Athens, Thessalonia, Constantinople, Philadelphia, Pergamus, Smyrna, Ephesus, Antioch, Coloss, Cappadocia, Alexandria,Damascus, Samaria, Bethel, and Jerusalem. Here we stayed six weeks, and thepatriarch John received us kindly.And after having visited every part of the HolyLand, particularly Bethlehem, Hebron, Mount Sinai, and the like, we crossed anarm of the Persic Gulph at Bassora, and went in a boat to Bagdad, and from thenceby land to Ardevil, and so to Casbin. Here we learnt from an Ascetic, that at thefurthermost part of Persia, in the city of Gazna, was a manuscript, wrote in Hebrewj of The Book of Jasher. He stimulated us to this undertaking, by observing,that The Book of Jasher was twice mentioned in the Holy Bible, and twice appealedto as a book of Testimony, and that it was extant before the writings which arenow stiled. The Books of Moses. We immediately undertook the journey, going bythe way of Ispahan, where we tarried three weeksat length we arrived at Gazna.Here we laid aside the pilgrims' dress, and I hired a house, where we dwelt duringour stay in this city, which was about three years.tarried there three days, andWe;soon became acquainted with the keeper of the library which belongs to thecommunity of this city, and enquired of him concerning The Book of Jasher, whichthe recluse at Casbin had told us of. He said, he had read of such a manuscript inthe catalogue of the library, but had never seen it, though he had been custos forI* Alcuin livedin the eighth century.See Biography of Alcuinus Flaccus.
;The Words of ALCUIN.ixbut that it was locked up in a chest, and kept among the pieces ofAs I lived nigh the custos, so I soonantiquities in a separate part of the library.became familiar in his family ; wherefore one day I took the opportunity to tell thecustos, that I was very much obliged to him for the civilities he had shewn me, andparticularly for the free access he had given me to the libraryat the same time Imade him a present of a wedge of gold, in value fifty pounds, which he readilyThe next time I went to the library, I begged the favour I might seeaccepted.The Book of Jasher. He then immediately turned to the catalogue, where it wasHe conducted me into a long room, where hewritten, The Vohtme of Jasher.shewed me the chest it was in. He now informed me, that the key was in thehands of the city-treasurer, and that, upon proper application, I might see thevolume. The custos introduced me to the treasurer, and related to him the substance of my request.He smiled, and said, he was not then at leisure, but hewould consider of it. The next morning I sent John of Huntingdon to the treasurerwith a wedge of gold of the value of one hundred pounds, by way of a present. ByJohn, he sent me word, that he would meet me at the Hbrary about the ninth hour.The time being come, the treasurer, the custos, and I, met at the library, whenthe treasurer having unlocked the chest, shewed me the book, which he called. TheAnd then he locked the chest, and gave the key to the custos,Volt/me of Jasher.telhng him, that it was permitted that I might read in the volume, as often as Iwould, in the presence of the custos, and in the library.The Book of Jasher is a great scroll, in width, two feet three inches, and inlength about nine feet. It is written in large characters, and exceeding beautiful.The paper on which it is written is for thickness the eighth of an inch. To the touchit seemed as soft as velvet, and to the eye as white as snow.The ark is of Mosaic work, finely and curiously wrought, but time and accidentshave very much defaced the external ornaments of it.After this I had free access to The Book of Jasher. The first thing which commanded my attention was a little scroll, intitled. The story of the Volvme of Jasher, This informed me, that Jasher was born in Goshen, in the land of Egypt,that he was the son of the mighty Caleb, who was general of the Hebrews, whilstMoses was with Jethro in Midian that on the embassy to Pharaoh, Jasher was appointed virger to Moses and Aaron, to bear the rod before them that as he alwaysaccompanied Moses, Jasher must have the greatest opportunities, of knowing thefacts he hath recorded ; that from his great attachment to truth and uprightness, heearly received his name, i«i"; that it was a common saying in Israel of him. Beholdthe upright man ; that Jasher wrote the volume which bears his name ; that the arkwas made in his life-time ; that he put the volume therein with his own hands thatJazer, the eldest son of Jasher, kept it during his life ; that the princes of Judahsuccessively were custoes thereof ; that the ark and book in the last Babylonish Captivity was taken from the Jews, and so fell into the hands of the Persian monarchsand that the city of Gazna had been the place of its residence for some hundredforty-five years,;;;;years.
;The Words of ALCUIN.Xgreat desire of reading the volume itself. The work was dividedOne of these portions I read at this time, andinto thirty-seven parts or portions.so two every day until I had read the whole through. The custos then informed me,that there were in the two side boxes of t
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The BOOK OF JASHER REFERRED TO IN JOSHUA AND SECOND SAMUEL Faithfully translated (1840) FROM THE ORIGINAL HEBREW INTO ENGLISH SALT LAKE CITY: PUBLISHED BY J.H. PARRY & COMPANY 1887. "Is not this written in the Book of Jasher?"--Joshua, x. 13. "Behold it is written in the Book of Jasher."--II Samuel, i. 18 This work is in the Public Domain. Copy .
Book of Jasher was published in Naples Italy in 1552. However no copies of the 1552 edition are known to have survived. The earliest surviving Hebrew edition known is the 1625 edition. The Book of Jasher is a narrative beginning with the creation of man and ends with the entry of Israel into Kanaan. The Book of Jasher passage related to YahushuaFile Size: 954KB
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