This episode covers book 3 of the Sibylline oracles, the oldest and most Jewish section of this fascinating collection that blends Hellenistic and Jewish elements as part of the Alexandria community's proselytization efforts. Sources:&...

This video discusses the texts (or possibly text) the Testament of Moses and the Assumption of Moses, two fascinating Second Temple works dealing with the death of Moshe and its aftermath in very different styles. Sources: htt...

This episode covers a number of the early Jewish prayers attributed to biblical figures, including the Prayer of Manasses, the Prayer of Nabonidus, the Prayer of Enoch (or Enoch), and the Prayer of Jacob. Sources: https://www....

This episode covers 4 Ezra, or 2 Esdras, one of the most well-known Apocalypses from the Parabiblica.

This episode discusses some of the works of the Jeremiah and Baruch literature, including Baruch, the Epistle of Jeremiah, the Prophecy Against Pashhur, and the Apocryphal Jeremiah literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

This episode takes a look at Lives of the Prophets, an anthology-style parabiblical text that gives details about the lives, miracles, deaths, and locations of many of the canonical prophets. Sources: https://www.logos.com/pro...

https://www.blueletterbible.org/lxx/1ki/2/1/s_293001 Are the Additions in LXX Job 2,9a-e to be deemed as the Old Greek text? on JSTOR http://www.emanueltov.info/docs/papers/38.Miscell.1999.pdf?v=1.0 https://www.britan...

This episode covers the book of Jubilees, one of the most prominent parabiblical texts.Sources: https://www.logos.com/product/5746/old-testament-pseudepigrapha https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv11cvxnk

This shorter episode covers the Parabiblical Dead Sea Scrolls associated with Moshe. Sources: https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/explore-the-archive

This episode covers the second half of the Enoch texts in the 1 Enoch anthology, ranging from the first century BCE to the first century CE. Sources: http://w...

This episode focuses on the Psalms of Solomon, a group of 18 psalms attributed to Solomon that contain some of the most information on first century BCE Judean life.

In this episode, I present an overview of Maccabee literature and discuss 1 Maccabees. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Maccabees+1&...

This episode discusses the various Parabiblical songs, including the Song of Miriam, the Aramaic Song of the Lamb, and the Daily Songs of David. Sources: 

In this episode, I discuss a number of the texts incorporated into the current 1 Enoch anthology, including the books of Watchers, Noah, Giants, Luminaries, the Animal Apocalypse, the Apocalypse of Weeks, and the Deluge Vision.Sources:<...

This episode covers a few of the smaller Jewish apocalypses.Sources: https://www.logos.com/product/157984/the-old-testament-pseudepigrapha-volume-1...

This shorter episode takes a look at the Wisdom of Solomon, an apocryphal wisdom text.https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Wisdom%201&version=NRS...

This month on Parabiblica For The Perplexed we cover the many non-canonical psalms that have survived from such sources as the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Peshitta, the Elephantine Papyri, ancient amulets, and many others.Sources: