{"id":21647,"date":"2024-04-13T20:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T03:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=21647"},"modified":"2024-04-13T21:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:00:01","slug":"extra-biblical-books-jewish-myticism-et-al-or-sola-scriptura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2024\/04\/13\/extra-biblical-books-jewish-myticism-et-al-or-sola-scriptura\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra Biblical Books, Jewish Mysticism et al or Sola Scriptura?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There is a curious fascination<\/strong> among many Hebraic minded people to seek for truth and hidden knowledge outside of the Bible. This has led many people to delve into many extra-biblical books such as the Dead Sea scrolls, the Book of Enoch, the Apocrypha and other intertestamental writings, and rabbinic Jewish writings including the Talmud and Zohar. 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