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MISSING INGREDIENTS: YOUR BIBLE STUDY RECIPE >>> Have you ever felt as you read the Bible that it makes no sense? You understand the words but not the meaning or the point the text is trying to make. The truth is - you are not alone. This book is not intended for someone who is new to the Bible or has never seriously studied it. It is meant for those who took plenty of time but still feel like something is missing. This book is for those who sense that there is more depth to those words and want to go deeper. The book title contains an idiom that implies the absence of several fundamental techniques frequently missing in a typical Bible study. And that is what the book is all about! Each time these "missing ingredients" can be added to the recipe of how one studies the Bible, they produce better results.

UNHEARD VOICES OF HEBREW KINGS AND PROPHETS >>> How much do you know about the beliefs and spiritual ideas embraced by Jews of the Second Temple Era? Biblical literature lays a solid foundation, but it is not a secret that students of antiquity also survey many texts outside the Bible to understand the broader cultural context. Inside "Unheard Voices of Hebrew Kings and Prophets" are new and updated translations of seven Jewish texts: Prayer of Manasseh, Book of Baruch, Psalms of Solomon, Testament of Moses, Lives of the Prophets, Apocalypse of Moses, and Apocalypse of Abraham. Because these spiritual works are extra-canonical, their voices are often unheard. Curious? Let them speak to you.

THE FIRST BOOK OF ENOCH >>> 1 Enoch is a well-known Jewish composition from the Second Temple era. The First Book of Enoch is also called "The Book of Watchers" and Ethiopian Enoch. The book expands the story of the fall of the Watchers as Enoch observes these angels punished in the place of their confinement. Outdated English translations of Enoch are in the Public Domain and can be found all over the Internet. What sets my rendition apart from others? My new translation presents the ancient text in modern and easy-to-read English yet with a feeling that one is reading an ancient Semitic text. (Listen to a sample on YouTube)

THE SECOND BOOK OF ENOCH >>> Second Enoch, or "The Book of Secrets or Enoch," is an ancient Jewish book put together sometime during the first century CE. Also known as Slavonic Enoch, 2 Enoch is not a sequel to 1 Enoch, yet it follows the same Enoch tradition of disclosing heavenly secrets. As the seer travels through the seven heavens, he gleans knowledge from the angels, which passes on to his readers. The Book Second Enoch also features calendric calculations and explains the astronomical phenomena. This edition also includes intriguing lore about Melchizedek and his miraculous birth. My new translation presents the ancient text in easy-to-read English so anyone can appreciate the stories.

THE THIRD BOOK OF ENOCH >>> 3 Enoch is also known as the "Book of Palaces" and is sometimes called "Hebrew Enoch." 3 Enoch is technically not from the Second Temple era, a much later composition from around the sixth century CE. The story is about Rabbi Ismael's ascent to the heavenly realm and his encounter with Enoch himself. This book follows the Enoch traditions and discusses sophisticated angelic hierarchies, explaining their majestic names and the domains they manage. The Third Book of Enoch famously discloses the mysterious identity of Metatron. Unlike its predecessors, the style of 3 Enoch is heavily influenced by rabbinic Merkavah language and classical Talmudic traditions. This alone gives The Book of Palaces a uniquely pronounced character and sets it apart from 1 Enoch and 2 Enoch. (Listen to a sample on YouTube)

THE BOOK OF BEN SIRA >>> Ben Sira is a Jewish book from the Second Temple era full of practical life advice and godly wisdom. Imagine hearing perspectives on death, happiness, honor, shame, sin, money, proper speech, social justice, table manners, and women from a second-century BCE Jew named Yeshua (Jesus). That is exactly what this ancient text offers. The primary goal of this new English translation was to produce the text of Sirach accessible to an average modern reader, intelligible, and esthetically enjoyable.