http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/08/15/holy-moses-wholly-assumed/ Mike Aquilina's Blog Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/08/15/holy-moses-wholly-assumed/comment-page-1/#comment-2070 Mike Aquilina Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:30:10 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/08/15/holy-moses-wholly-assumed/#comment-2070 The "Assumption of Moses" is a late apocryphal text, as is the "Ascension of Isaiah." Since no one knew where Moses had been buried, there arose accounts of the assumption of his body. The famous passage in Jude refers to these. The story goes that Isaiah went up, but came back to die on earth in due course. None of these tales claim that Moses or Isaiah did not die. The “Assumption of Moses” is a late apocryphal text, as is the “Ascension of Isaiah.” Since no one knew where Moses had been buried, there arose accounts of the assumption of his body. The famous passage in Jude refers to these. The story goes that Isaiah went up, but came back to die on earth in due course. None of these tales claim that Moses or Isaiah did not die.

]]> http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/08/15/holy-moses-wholly-assumed/comment-page-1/#comment-2069 Bill Daugherty Wed, 16 Aug 2006 22:03:18 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2006/08/15/holy-moses-wholly-assumed/#comment-2069 Moses? Deuteronomy 34:6 says otherwise. Isaiah was sawn in two,I believe, but I can't find the reference. Moses? Deuteronomy 34:6 says otherwise. Isaiah was sawn in two,I believe, but I can’t find the reference.

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