In this episode of Hebrew Voices, The Lost Book of Jasher, Nehemia Gordon speaks with Israel Prize winner and the world’s foremost expert on the Book of Jasher, Prof. Emeritus Joseph Dan. The Tanakh mentions a book called Sepher Ha-Yashar, which seemingly disappeared off the face of the Earth thousands of years ago. An English translation of Jasher then showed up in 1840 claiming to be this lost Biblical book. If this is the original Jasher mentioned in Joshua and 2 Samuel, it would be more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls! If you ever wondered about the Book of Jasher mentioned in the Bible, you will want to listen to this interview.
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