Keywords
Jewish colony, Gad the Seer, translation, Hebrew scriptures
Abstract
A long-overlooked Hebrew document from an ancient Jewish colony in Cochin, India, purports to contain the words of Gad the Seer. Professor Meir Bar-Ilan has translated the text into English and has stirred interest in the fascinating document. At least two other English translations are also now available. Here we examine the story of the coming forth of the text and some issues of possible interest to Latter-day Saints, including some of Bar-Ilan’s insights in evaluating the antiquity of disputed texts. Bar-Ilan’s translation of this intriguing document and his related publications may be valuable for anyone with an interest in the Hebrew scriptures and ancient Judaism.
Recommended Citation
Lindsay, Jeff
(2023)
"The Words of Gad the Seer: An Apparently Ancient Text with Intriguing Origins and Content,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 54, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol54/iss1/7
