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    Testament of Judah
    Testament of Judah
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    Testament of Judah

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    The Testament of Judah, like the other Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, is considered to be a Jewish work that was added to by Christians in the Christian era. It is unclear when it comes from, however, fragments of the Testaments of Judah and and Naphtali have been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls in Hebrew, dating to between 37 BC and 44 AD. Given the number of references to primordial gods, it is unlikely to be the work of a Pharisee, and was likely translated into Hebrew from Aramaic or Greek. As it has some of the same anti-Levitical content as the Testament of Levi, it was likely a text written by the Tobian Jews mentioned in 2nd Maccabees, that lived in Seleucid controlled regions.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScriptural Research Institute
    Release dateJan 1, 2020
    ISBN9781989604823
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      WHILE EVERY PRECAUTION has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

      TESTAMENT OF JUDAH

      First edition. January 1, 2020.

      Copyright © 2020 Scriptural Research Institute.

      ISBN: 978-1-989604-82-3

      The Testament of Judah was likely composed in Aramaic between 300 and 50 BC.

      The Testament of Judah was translated into Greek and Hebrew before 50 BC.

      The Testament of Judah was translated into Armenian by 1666.

      This English translation was created by the Scriptural Research Institute in 2020.

      The image used for the cover is ‘Judah and Tamar’ by Horace Vernet, painted in 1840.

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      IN THE EARLY CHRISTIAN era, many Testaments of the Patriarchs circulated in Jewish and Christian communities, the foremost being the Testaments of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The other major testaments were grouped together as the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, which included the Testaments of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Joseph, and Benjamin. These testaments were widely accepted by the early Christian churches, and continue to form part of the Armenian Bible. The books were popular in Western Europe during the Middle Ages when they were generally considered authentic ancient Jewish texts. Critical analysis in the 16th century changed the view of Protestants and Catholics, as scholars at the time came to the belief that the texts were written in the early Christian era, likely in Greek. Subsequently, the texts fell out of favor in most parts of Europe. However, Hebrew fragments of the Testaments of the Patriarchs were discovered in the 20th century among the Dead Sea Scrolls, proving

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