YOU CAN choose to watch some of Yale Universities finest lectures for free on YouTube. I was doing just that the other day and thinking to myself, "Why did I need to pay for college again?" The lecture in question was on The Gospel of Thomas, sometimes known as "the...
TESTAMENT OF BENJAMIN The Twelfth Son of Jacob and Rachel. CHAPTER 1 Benjamin, the twelfth son of Jacob and Rachel, the baby of the family, turns philosopher and philanthropist. THE COPY OF THE WORDS OF BENJAMIN, which he commanded his sons to observe, after he had...
TESTAMENT OF JOSEPH The Eleventh Son of Jacob and Rachel. CHAPTER 1 Joseph, the eleventh son of Jacob and Rachel, the beautiful and beloved. His struggle against the Egyptian temptress. THE COPY OF THE TESTAMENT OF JOSEPH. 2 When he was about to die he called...
TESTAMENT OF ASHER The Tenth Son of Jacob and Zilpah. CHAPTER 1 Asher, the tenth son of Jacob and Zilpah. An explanation of dual personality. The first Jekyll and Hyde story. For a statement of the Law of Compensation that Emerson would have enjoyed, see Verse 27. THE...
TESTAMENT OF GAD The Ninth Son of Jacob and Zilpah. CHAPTER 1 Gad, the ninth son of Jacob and Zilpah. Shepherd and strong man but a murderer at heart. Verse 25 is a notable definition of hatred. THE COPY OF THE TESTAMENT OF GAD, what things he spake unto his sons, in...
TESTAMENT OF DAN The Seventh Son of Jacob and Bilhah. CHAPTER 1 The seventh son of Jacob and Bilhah. The jealous one. He counsels against anger saying that "it giveth peculiar vision." This is a notable thesis on anger. THE COPY OF THE WORDS OF DAN, which he spake to...
TESTAMENT OF ISSACHAR The Fifth Son of Jacob and Leah. CHAPTER 1 Issachar, the fifth son of Jacob and Leah. The sinless child of hire for mandrakes. He appeals for simplicity. THE COPY OF THE WORDS OF ISSACHAR. 2 For he called his sons and said to them: Hearken, my...
TESTAMENT OF LEVI The Third Son of Jacob and Leah. CHAPTER 1 Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. A mystic and dreamer of dreams, a prophet. THE COPY OF THE WORDS OF LEVI, the things which he ordained unto his sons, according to all that they should do, and what...
TESTAMENT OF SIMEON The Second Son of Jacob and Leah. CHAPTER 1 Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah. The strong man. He becomes jealous of Joseph and is an instigator of the plot against Joseph. THE COPY OF THE WORDS OF SIMEON, the things which he spake to his...
TESTAMENT OF REUBEN The First-Born Son of Jacob and Leah. CHAPTER 1 Reuben, the first-born son of Jacob and Leah. The man of experience counsels against fornication and points out the ways in. which men are most apt to fall into error. THE COPY OF THE TESTAMENT OF...