Episode 16: Assumption of Moses and Testament of Moses Artwork

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Episode 16: Assumption of Moses and Testament of Moses

November 30, 2021 • Ben G • Episode 16

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:
https://www.logos.com/product/5746/old-testament-pseudepigrapha
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Lost_Apocrypha_of_the_Old_Testament.html?id=L8fD66NzwHoC
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Assumption-of-Moses