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# Revelation as a Jewish Apocalypse (~2hrs)
- URL: https://www.pshir.com/revelation-as-a-jewish-apocalypse/
- Published: 2023-08-09T12:55:52.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-03T14:17:27.000Z
- Author: Pinchas Shir
- Tags: >Audio, Audio

Are you puzzled by the visions of John's Revelation? Many people find his book inspirational and very interesting, but it remains a veiled message. These are audio excerpts from several lectures I gave live on "How to Read the Book of Revelation as Jewish Literature." The main idea is simple... You can appreciate the book for what it is if you understand that it is a part of a much broader array of books written with similar goals in mind. As usual, reading something in context is much more helpful than reading without a clue. 

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[Pseudepigrapha, Apocrypha and the Books of EnochI periodically meet people who are hesitant to read books designated as Pseudepigrapha or Apocrypha. I was even flat-out told “they are forbidden.” Admittedly, these are both scary-sounding technical and academic terms, but with really simple meanings. If I am describing you, and Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha make you feel uneasy,![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/92/cb92d6e7-47ce-4f97-8940-40310199fb9b/content/images/icon/60x60-blk-83.png)PSHIR.COMPinchas Shir![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/cb/92/cb92d6e7-47ce-4f97-8940-40310199fb9b/content/images/thumbnail/All-Enoch2-1-1-1.jpg)](https://www.pshir.com/pseudepigrapha-apocrypha-and-the-books-of-enoch/)