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The '''Book of Gad the Seer''' is a presumed [[Lost work|lost text]], supposed to have been written by [[Gad (prophet)|the Biblical prophet Gad]], which is mentioned at [[1 Chronicles]] ({{bibleverse|1|Chronicles|29:29|HE}}). The passage reads: "Now the acts of [[David]] the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the [[Book of Samuel the Seer|book of Samuel the seer]], and in the [[Book of Nathan the Prophet|book of Nathan the prophet]], and in the book of Gad the seer." These writings of Nathan and Gad may have been incorporated into [[Books of Samuel|1 and 2 Samuel]].{{cn|date=April 2018}}

This text is sometimes called ''Gad the Seer'' or ''The Acts of Gad the Seer''.{{cn|date=April 2018}}

==Pseudepigraphic book of the same name==
There is a [[pseudepigrapha|pseudepigraphic]] book by the same title, extant in the form of a manuscript from the [[Cochin Jews|Black Jews of Cochin, India]]. The manuscript now in the [[Cambridge University Library|Cambridge Library]] is a relatively recent (19th century) copy. According to Solomon Schechter, this manuscript is copied from a document purporting to be from Rome, and the late linguistic forms and features of the Hebrew manuscript, as well as its substantial similarity with some medieval [[Kabbalistic]] literature and some aspects of Christianity, indicate a relatively late date. He regards it therefore as not dating back to [[ancient history|antiquity]].<ref>Schechter, Solomon, Note on Hebrew Manuscripts in the University Library at Cambridge (Part IV), ''Jewish Quarterly Review'', vol. 6, nr. 1 (Oct. 1893) page 140; Lieberman, Abraham A., Again: The Words of Gad the Seer, ''Journal of Biblical Literature'', vol. 111, nr. 2 (Summer 1992) pages 313-314; Kimelman, Reuven, Psalm 145: Theme, Structure, and Impact, ''Journal of Biblical Literature'', vol. 113, nr. 1 (Spring 1994) page 50.</ref> However, according to Professor Meir Bar Ilan, although some linguistic aspects of the Hebrew manuscript are of late date, there is evidence that the book originated in approximately the 1st or 2nd century C.E.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://faculty.biu.ac.il/~barilm/articles/publications/publications0025.html|title=פרופ' מאיר בר-אילן : The Date of The Words of Gad the Seer|website=faculty.biu.ac.il}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://faculty.biu.ac.il/~barilm/articles/publications/publications0100.html|title=פרופ' מאיר בר-אילן : The Words of Gad the Seer: The Author's Opponents and the Date of Its Composition|website=faculty.biu.ac.il}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://faculty.biu.ac.il/~barilm/articles/publications/publications0048.html|title=פרופ' מאיר בר-אילן : The Discovery of The Words of Gad The Seer|website=faculty.biu.ac.il}}</ref>

A scholarly edition of the book was published in August 2015, edited by Professor Meir Bar Ilan of Bar Ilan University. The book also includes an English translation of the original text.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aleph.nli.org.il/F/35AAK8QP6DIRITU6IXH13YHCYQ2ETEN2JYH196M3ATRS8Y8XE1-26864?func=direct&amp=&amp=&local_base=nnl01&doc_number=003844968&pds_handle=GUEST|title=PDS login|website=aleph.nli.org.il}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Lost work]]
* [[Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible]]
* [[Table of books of Judeo-Christian Scripture]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [[Israel Abrahams]], [https://polona.pl/item/1045268/31/ The Words of Gad the Seer], appeared in {{cite encyclopedia
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| year =1927
| publisher =Comité de la Grande Synagogue à Varsovie
| location =Leipzig Warsaw
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[[Category:Books of Chronicles]]
[[Category:Cochin Jews]]
[[Category:Jewish apocrypha]]
[[Category:Lost Jewish texts]]
[[Category:Old Testament pseudepigrapha]]

Book of Gad the Seer - Revision history

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