Moses Apocryphon

The Moses Apocryphon (4Q375–4Q376, 1Q29) is a parabiblical text from Qumran that expands on the story of Moses, particularly the episode of Korah's rebellion.|||4Q375–4Q376 and 1Q29, written in Hebrew.|||Composed in the 1st century BCE or 1st century CE.|||Not canonical in any tradition.|||Expands the Moses narrative with speeches and laws not found in the Torah. Illuminates the Qumran community's interpretation of Moses and its self-understanding as a Mosaic community.|||Dimant, D. " The Apocryphon of Moses." In Qumran Cave 4.XXI. Oxford, 2000.|||Vermes, G. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English. Penguin, 1997.|||Feldman, A. " The Moses Apocryphon." In The Dead Sea Scrolls: Texts and Context. Brill, 2010.|||Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library|https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/|View 4Q375–376 fragments.;; Wikipedia — Moses Apocryphon|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_Apocryphon|Background and discussion.|||" And Moses said: 'The Lord will raise up a prophet like me from among your brothers.'" — Moses Apocryphon (paraphrase)