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Questions of Moses

A lost Jewish work containing questions and answers attributed to Moses, known only from fragments and references.|||Only fragments and references survive.|||Probably composed in the 1st–3rd century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Fragmentary. Contains questions and answers attributed to Moses, concerning the nature of God, the angels, and the creation.|||Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 2. Doubleday, 1985.|||Questions of Moses — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questions_of_Moses|Background and scholarly discussion.|||" And Moses asked: Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?" — Questions of Moses (paraphrase)

Collection: Jewish Pseudepigrapha Canon: varies

Canon Status

Not canonical in any tradition.

Date & Provenance

Probably composed in the 1st–3rd century CE.

Language & Manuscripts

Only fragments and references survive.

Why It Matters for Study

Fragmentary. Contains questions and answers attributed to Moses, concerning the nature of God, the angels, and the creation.

" And Moses asked: Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?" — Questions of Moses (paraphrase)

Read the Text & External Resources

Public-domain translations and scholarly databases where the text can be read online or downloaded.

  • " And Moses asked: Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?" — Questions of Moses (paraphrase) " And Moses asked: Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?" — Questions of Moses (paraphrase)

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Further Reading

Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 2. Doubleday, 1985.
Questions of Moses — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questions_of_Moses|Background and scholarly discussion.
" And Moses asked: Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?" — Questions of Moses (paraphrase)