Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs

The Testaments of the Twelve Patriachs is an apocryphal book and believed to be pseudepigrapha of the commands of the twelve sons of Jacob. It was writen from 107 to 138 BC. (WIP. REMOVE THIS WHEN IT'S DONE.)

 Testament of Reuben 
This Testament is about sexual intercourse and his confessions.

 Testament of Levi 
The Testament of Levi is a book about arrogance and one of the longest, which is why this section is the longest. Having the theme of the Levite priesthood, this testament explains how the descendants of Levi made the office worse by their disregard for their regulations. Chapters 2 to 8 describe Levi being going to heaven and promising priesthood forever and an undescribed prayer which causes Levi going up. The angels gave him the insignia of priesthood, which is the one from Exodus. In chapters 14 to 18, Levi quotes the Book of Enoch which describes the sin of his descendants with a promise that there will be a priest that will restore righteousness in the office of Levi. This testament has a section about the raid of Shechem that is when the marriage of Shechem and Dinah began, having the Circumcision of Shechem. Shechem was excluded for other crimes.

 Testament of Dan 
The Testament of Dan has the topics of lying and anger. But the main topic is anger. Dan explains his feel of jealousy towards Joseph in the first half.  

 Testament of Naphtali 
The Testament of Naphtali begins with the genealogy of his mother, Bilhah, which the father is Rotheus. A Hebrew snippet of this was found at Qumran at Cave 4 (4Q215).

 Testament of Gad 
The Testament of Gad explains his hatred of Joseph in the first half. Chapter 1 describes the slaying of flocks. The moral is to love your brother, or generally, not to hate someone and love someone.

 Testament of Asher 
The Testament of Asher is one of the shortest of the 12 and doesn't begin with a person dying. Asher says this testament to children, which is why it starts with "Listen, children of Asher!" The subject relates to the 2 ways to live, 2 actions and 2 issues.

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