dead sea scrolls

Jewish Healing and Magic

"Whatever is effective as a remedy is not witchcraft (Shabbat 67a)"--is that really the case?

Dead Sea Scrolls

Ancient documents give a glimpse into Second Temple life.

External Texts

A bibliographical summary of Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.

Ancient Jewish Texts

This is an overview of ancient texts that came after the bible but before rabbinic literature.