The Book of Jasher

“Is this not written in the Book of Jasher?” asks the author of the Biblical Book of Joshua. And in another reference in 2 Samuel, the author assures us that further details are “written in the Book of Jasher.” This intriguing book that pre-dates the Bible has been lost since ancient times. However, the name has inspired numerous forgeries. One such “Book of Jasher” was translated and published in English in 1840. Soon after it made its way to Nauvoo, Illinois, where it was accepted by the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith Jr. The book was reprinted in 1886 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and continues to circulate among Mormons to this day. John Hamer of Toronto Centre Place will trace the surprising origin of this obscure Book of Jasher.

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Lecture topics include:

Hebrew Bible
Old Testament
Book of Joshua
Book of Samuel
Biblical references to unknown sources
Lost books of the Bible
Ancient Israel

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