Assumption of Moses
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The Assumption of Moses is a lost or fragmentarily preserved Jewish apocryphal work, traditionally attributed to Moses, that narrates prophetic history and his final instructions and has influenced early Christian writings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Assumption of Moses canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2379474 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assumption of Moses Context triple: [Epistle of Jude, containsAllusionTo, Assumption of Moses]
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A.
Life of Moses
Life of Moses is a theological and allegorical treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that interprets the biblical story of Moses as a guide to the soul’s spiritual ascent and perfection.
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B.
Blessing of Moses
Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.
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C.
Mose
Mose is a minor character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," depicted as one of Uncle Tom’s children within the enslaved family central to the story.
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D.
Moses
Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
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E.
Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assumption of Moses Target entity description: The Assumption of Moses is a lost or fragmentarily preserved Jewish apocryphal work, traditionally attributed to Moses, that narrates prophetic history and his final instructions and has influenced early Christian writings.
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A.
Life of Moses
Life of Moses is a theological and allegorical treatise by Gregory of Nyssa that interprets the biblical story of Moses as a guide to the soul’s spiritual ascent and perfection.
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B.
Blessing of Moses
Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.
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C.
Mose
Mose is a minor character in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," depicted as one of Uncle Tom’s children within the enslaved family central to the story.
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D.
Moses
Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
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E.
Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish apocryphal work
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Second Temple period literature ⓘ pseudepigraphal text ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Joshua
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Taxo (a righteous figure in the narrative) ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Moses ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
non-canonical in Judaism
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non-canonical in mainstream Christianity ⓘ |
| circulation | likely circulated among Jewish apocalyptic groups ⓘ |
| contentFocus |
final instructions of Moses to Joshua
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prediction of future events in Israel’s history ⓘ prophetic review of Israelite history ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
1st century CE (approximate, debated)
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late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE (range, debated) ⓘ |
| eschatologyType | Jewish apocalyptic eschatology ⓘ |
| extantForm |
fragmentarily preserved
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partially lost ⓘ |
| extantLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalypse
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testament ⓘ |
| historicalScope | from Moses to the end-time ⓘ |
| includesTheme |
covenant faithfulness
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divine judgment ⓘ eschatological hope ⓘ persecution of the righteous ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
New Testament epistle of Jude (probable)
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early Christian literature ⓘ |
| language | originally composed in Hebrew or Aramaic (disputed) ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
farewell discourse
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prophetic oracle ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Moses ⓘ |
| manuscriptDate | 6th century CE (approximate for the Latin manuscript) ⓘ |
| manuscriptWitness | single incomplete Latin manuscript ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | lists of Old Testament pseudepigrapha ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person speech of Moses ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Palestine (probable)
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linked to:
Palestine
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| relatedWork |
Testament of Moses
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linked to:
Jubilees
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| scholarlyClassification |
Old Testament pseudepigrapha
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linked to:
Genesis Apocryphon
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| scholarlyDebate | whether the extant Latin text is the Testament of Moses or the Assumption of Moses ⓘ |
| status | partly lost Jewish pseudepigrapha ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Second Temple Judaism
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apocryphal literature ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ |
| textualCondition | corrupt and incomplete ⓘ |
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Subject: Assumption of Moses Description of subject: The Assumption of Moses is a lost or fragmentarily preserved Jewish apocryphal work, traditionally attributed to Moses, that narrates prophetic history and his final instructions and has influenced early Christian writings.
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