The next in a weekly series of 10 minute topics teaching about various topics within Judaism. This week's topic is: Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha Literature.
The Jewish Apocrypha (from the Greek, meaning "secret" or "hidden away") and Pseudepigrapha (from the Greek, meaning falsely attributed) are made up of various books - written in the Land of Israel in Hebrew or Aramaic and in Greek across the Diaspora - that were written by Jews but never canonized in the Tanach. Some of these books have been included in Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Bibles but are not part of the Jewish Holy Texts.
Source:
The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha (http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/apocrypha.html)
Great, as usual. The Tobit is more about the Jewish belief in "soul mates" and was based on the fascinating meeting of Isaac and Rivka (Rebecca). Instead of Abraham's servant, you had the angel Raphael (in disguise) sent from heaven to escort Tobias (Tobit's only son) in a journey to collect some money but he's really led to find his wife, Sarah. Fascinating story. I especially like events in Sarah's household. Wonderful story.
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