ספרים חיצוניםApocrypha
בן סיראBen SiraPoetic book of guidance for living a wise and ethical life, composed in the second century BCEספר היובליםBook of JubileesRetelling of biblical stories from creation through Exodus, as told to Moses by an angel.ספר יהודיתBook of JudithTale of a heroic woman named Judith who seduces and kills an enemy general.מעשה טוביהBook of TobitStory of two families living in the First Temple period and their devotion to the commandments.אגרת אריסטיאסLetter of AristeasStory of the Septuagint translation of the Torah into Greek from the 2nd century BCE.מגילת אנטיוכוסMegillat AntiochusAccounts of the Maccabees’ victories over the Syrian Greeks, told centuries later.תְּפִלַּת מְנַשֶׁהPrayer of Manasseh15-verse prayer of repentance attributed to Manasseh ben Hezekiah, the 14th king of Judah.תהילים קנ"אPsalm 15110-verse psalm attributed to King David after he slayed the giant Goliath.תהלים קנ"דPsalm 15420-verse psalm of praise to God composed sometime before the 1st century CE.ספר מקבים אThe Book of Maccabees IAccounts of the Maccabees’ revolt against the Syrian Greeks, the story behind Chanukah.ספר מקבים א (תרגום כהנא)The Book of Maccabees I (Kahana Translation)ספר מקבים בThe Book of Maccabees IIAccounts of hellenization, persecution of Jews under Antiochus, and battles of Judah Maccabee.ספר שושנהThe Book of SusannaStory of attempted rape included in Greek versions of the Book of Daniel.צוואות השבטיםThe Testaments of the Twelve PatriarchsFinal speeches of the 12 sons of Jacob, reflecting on their lives and blessing their descendants.חכמת שלמהThe Wisdom of SolomonPhilosophical discussions about wisdom likely composed in Egypt in the 1st century BCE.