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Other authorities have equally proved the fraud–
ulent qualities of these books.
In
the Encyclopaedia
B.iblica, volume
II,
in the article,
11
Jaaher,
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we also read:
''Iri
1a
ter Christian times
1
the Book of Jaaher' is the t i tle
of a ritualistic treatise by Jacob B. Meir (died 1171), and
of one or two f .orgeries which are only remarkable for the
undeserved success they obtained ....
11
The fraudulent volumes deceptively labeled ''The
Book of Jasher" contain error and contradict Scripture.
They were written one or two thousand tears after the
authentic "Book of"J"aaher'Tr""fi"ad become os t . In order to
cloak their-rr.iuaulent works with respectability and make
them look innocent -- so that readers woul d trust the lies
and hypocrisy contained in those books-- the .authors of
these forgeries gave them a respected B1bl1cal name.
No one need be concerned about any fraudulent
book that claims to be a part of the Bible. God has not
left us in doubt. There are ample records, both in the
Bible and
in
secular sources, to show us which books are
Scripture ·and which are not. God wisely al l owed the
orfginal Book of Jasher to disappear because it, like many
other contemporary workS of t he
Judges~
was not needed for
our instruction today.
If
God had wanted us to have The
Book of Jasher as a part of the Bible, we would have
~
l'll'TheBible today. God, however, purposed that only a
f'ew brief excerpts from .it be quoted in His inspired
revelation, the Bible.
The Book of Jaaher referred to
in
the Bible was
never
destined~e-scripture .
Any book claiming
that
title today is a deliberate fraud!
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