The Assumption of Moses also known as The Testament of Moses: Christian Apocrypha Series

by R.H. Charles

This biblical book is a series of secret messages and instructions, which Moses reveals to Joshua, prior to the act of passing leadership of the Israelites on to him, and it includes apocalyptic descriptions in addition to prophecies. It is a fascinating look at one small piece of a larger, rich history of the myths surrounding Moses.

28 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1897

About the author

Robert Henry Charles (1855–1931) was an Irish biblical scholar and theologian. He left parochial work in 1889 to devote himself to biblical research and became the greatest authority of his time in matters of Jewish eschatology and apocrypha. He became a canon at Westminster Abbey in 1913 and archdeacon there in 1919. His books include Eschatology (1913, 2nd ed), Between the Old and New Testaments (1914), and his edition of The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament. (1913). He is known particularly for English translations of apocryphal and pseudepigraphal works, and editions including Jubilees (1895), the Book of Enoch (1906), and the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (1908) which have been widely used. Among his other publications are The Apocalypse (1920), Divorce and Nullity (1927), and The Resurrection of Man (1930). He was educated at the Belfast Academy, Queen's College, Belfast and Trinity College, Dublin. He gained a D.D. and became Professor of Biblical Greek at Trinity College.

Reviews

[Santiago González · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es en teoría el libro que cita Judas (y los Padres de la Iglesia) en su carta pero están perdidas esas partes, es un relato bastante soso y poco interesante, tiene algo curioso como es una escatología no mesiánica.

[Steve Croft · Rating 1 out of 5]

Thought I'd be getting the story of Satan contending with Michael for Moses' body. This was only a fragment, and nothing interesting at all.

[John Martindale · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was pure...Bla... yeah, I must say its rather boring.

I read it, because I am writing a commentary on the book of Jude, and according to some of the early church fathers (Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and Didymus) Jude quoted the assumption of Moses in verse 9. But as I learned by reading it, if this is true, the fragments we have, don't contain this section about Michael arguing with Satan over Moses' body, which Jude mentions.

But yeah, as for The assumption of Moses, its primarily, much of Israels history put forth as a prophecy from Moses to Joshua, all the way from their Babylonian captivate to the destruction of Jerusalem by Rome. Moses make Joshua swear he'll preserve his words and yeah and then in mid sentence the book cuts off.

[David · Rating 1 out of 5]

Incomplete Text

Thu version has nothing that I would consider if value unless you can read Latin. So I cannot recommend this book.