Judeo-Christian Legends
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3 Enoch

3 Enoch, also called Hebrew Enoch, The Revelation of Metatron, or The Book of the Palaces, was likely written in the 1st or 2nd century AD by either Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen or Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha. Its Jewish author has an otherworldly experience where he ascends into the heavens and beholds the glorified Enoch (Metatron). Metatron has become the heavenly scribe and among the highest-ranking angels.




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Epistle of Aristeas

The Letter of Aristeas to Philocrates, herein called the Epistle of Aristeas, is a Hellenistic work from the 3rd or early 2nd century BC, thought by some biblical scholars to be pseudepigraphical. Josephus ascribes it to Aristeas of Marmora and suggests it was written to a certain Philocrates. The letter describes the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible by seventy-two interpreters sent into Egypt from Jerusalem at the request of the librarian of Alexandria, resulting in the Septuagint translation (LXX). Some have argued that its story of the creation of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible is fictitious, although its ancient date provides an important counterargument. The letter is a vital resource for understanding the Hellenistic Judaism of Jesus’ day and is the earliest text to mention the Great Library of Alexandria, which has been lost to history.




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Apocryphon of Ezekiel

The Apocryphon of Ezekiel, also called 2 Ezekiel, was likely composed in the 1st century BC or 1st century AD, with later Christian interpolations. It is quoted in a number of early works. Fragment 1 comes from the Dead Sea Scrolls and was quoted in the letter of Bar-Naba and the Revelation of Peter. Fragment 2 is identified from a quotation of the Apocryphon found in 1 Clement chapter 8. Fragment 3 was identified with Ezekiel by Tertullian. Fragment 4 was attributed to Jesus by Justin Martyr, and sourced from the Apocryphon by other early writers. Fragment 5 is found in the writings of Clement of Alexandria, among others. Fragment 6 was attributed to Ezekiel by Epiphanius but is dissimilar to the other fragments.




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Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres

The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres, also known as the Book of Jannes and Jambres, is a likely pseudepigraphal work composed in the 1st or 2nd-century AD, narrating the undertakings of the two legendary magicians in Pharaoh’s court who opposed Moses and Aaron. Only scattered fragments survive.




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4 Baruch

4 Baruch, also called the Paralipomena of Jeremiah (meaning “things left out of Jeremiah”), appears as the title in several Ancient Greek manuscripts of the work. It is part of a larger Ethiopian Orthodox book that includes Lamentations and additions to Lamentations. 4 Baruch is usually dated to the first half of the 2nd century AD.




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3 Baruch

3 Baruch, or the Greek Apocalypse of Baruch, is a visionary, likely pseudepigraphic text written some time between the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70 and the 3rd century. Scholars disagree as to Jewish or Christian authorship, or even if a clear distinction can be made in this era. It is self-attributed to Jeremiah’s scribe, Baruch ben Neriah, and does not form part of any biblical canon. It is extant in certain Greek and Old Slavonic manuscripts.




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