Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-15
The Literary Imposture----The Book OF
flasher.


Every word Of il pure; he is shield unto them that put
prove thee, and thou be found liar"
We take great credit TO oursef for the trouble
we have assumed, 10 put the literary and religious
world on their guard, against of the most insi-
dous and dangerous impostures that ever was at
tempted in this country.
The publication OF the " Book Of Jasher' by NJ
Nj Noah, an ignorant and Specializing old clio man,
set forth and endorsed by Professor Nordheimer.
also Of the tribe, and by two learned men pro.
Tossing TO be Christian sainis preparing for the Sc
venth heaven, was calculated to arrest public atten
ton, and 20 prepare the way for further efforts Of
similar character In every point of view-as a Ii
terary work-as a curious remnant Of antiquity-as
a volume affecting morals and religion, this /" Book
Of Jasher can only merit the most thorough con-
tempt OF every moralist, every litterateur, every
Christian, every saint every savan of the day.
We, therefore, declare against both Noah and the
book Against Noah, because his motives are self.
interest Against the book, because it is calculated
to bring pure and undefled religion into Gisrepute
Is not this sol In the Star Of sday Noah gives the
whole ofthe 2sl chapter the Book ofJasher to con-
vince the public that mis- work does not trlc with re-
lgion. There is doubt that this chapter contains
great deal OF fervent, pious feeling but the add-
lions TO the original Hebrew fanciful trihing
and absurd. In the Hebrew this chapter consists Of
"a verses; in the book Of Jasher Of 80 verses Mo.
ses is sufficiently explicit in his verses; but the
book Of Jasher, with its 81 verses "darkens conn.
sci by multiplicity Of words" and savors too much
Of the fables Of the Talnud. Besides this. il any
one will take the trouble he may find every senti-
msnt in this chapter, in the Jewish PRAYER book for
the new years service, written, however, in true
poetieal style. There can b. but little doubt that
the jew orJcws who wrote the pseudo Jasher, co
MAD xo.. a. II
IN Jewish history.
AgaIn-if any one Is DESTROYS Of ascertaining ybe-
ther the book Of Jasber makes nockery Of the Sa
cred Scriptures, and trncs with solemn things, let
him compare Genesis p, with Jasher Is. We give
afew verses a. a specimen:
And yet with all ihs- orders Ahran did rot put conf
dsse e h-" b, ne took sara a1d sliced her ia chest sad
ss,eesd about SARA COAT Of the wieledness Of
Asd Abrap ard al belonging to him rose Up from tn,
~ came t. Eg ~ ana they bad scarcely en-
.syis give yhe 70 TIE kaE from What you have
s. diS ~. INTO the "A and A''~ and nose that were with
Asd Abran with the people tina, wer, With him came 10
s1s IN: Conc .S sSi tie Esygfn, .. the chest
sos he sss. I , When 10 ban sg SSi d. 9~
Asd ASsAs I'd 'si. che;, l NJ, OYER t all DE-
As,s@ syns, s ehet Of precious stones. give us the
Asr,r 90, all that d..ir, give you nu.t not
eh..t nd opened With force, add theT and behold
Add whsn y, on ,r Of The hing beh,a they ~er.
sruk WITH sareton her bssuty and all the prince. sad
servants u Phsra assembled Sara
ssgif And The king officers and 20 Phsrsch al that
hey bat and they praised TO the King and Phrsoh
Orde ed her 20 be brought and the before the king
Aad Pasrsoh beheld aud sac pleased him exceedingly
md he strsck With her be iuty and the hing reoeed
" her and sd those Who brOusfth
Asd IN, aan was thea brought Phersoh's house. and
tSd @ liver be- frs q: band. o.
nd Ssr s.o ed Al that and aid Lord Gotthou
dst tell Lord Abrs 10 from his Ia and from hs r.
be house W. Lad Of Bssn, aud thou did 10 Dc
re that ich thou dtdst and len
oor anf aid fmls aud strs land aud 60
'p+epie Nhtm We have not known before.
That Nosh's book is intended ts gull the public
and deceive the ereduous. even Professors Turner
and Bash must by this time readily perceive. These
gentleman have, doubt, before this, read enough
81 the work 60 discover that no importance can be
attached to 81. lis, indeed, mere RabbincaI "a
be- and many Of its variations are false and are con-
Trajectory to the Bible lite additions in many eases
are dercgatory to the word Of God il may be said
20 be to the Old Testament what the Book Of Nor
mon - to the New There numerous passages
which are in incompatible with the attributes of the
Great Being under whose sa1c'ion the Holy Scrip
tures were delivered. In Davids time, IL is evil
dent, there was stll exiant a work containing tri-
amPhsl, national, historical. elegac songs, called
the " Bceh of Jssher," !. e. the Upright how long
% svryived him, we have presest means cf sscer-
tanning. The rpmor. which were spread ,brosd 70