Assumption of Moses
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| - | In logic, an '''assumption''' is a [[proposition]] that is taken for granted, as if it were [[truth|true]] based upon presupposition without preponderance of the facts. An assumption that is considered to be [[self-evident]] or otherwise fundamental is called an [[axiom]]. | + | The '''Assumption of Moses''' (otherwise called the '''Testament of Moses''') is a [[Jewish apocrypha]]l [[pseudepigrapha|pseudepigraphical]] work. It is known from a single sixth-century incomplete manuscript in [[Latin]] that was discovered by [[Antonio Ceriani]] in the [[Biblioteca Ambrosiana]] in [[Milan]] in the mid-nineteenth century and published by him in 1861. |
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| - | In religion, '''assumption''' is the bodily translation of an individual person, either living or dead, from earth to [[heaven]]. | + | |
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| - | * [[Assumption of Mary]], a religious account of the taking up of Mary into heaven | + | |
| - | * [[Assumption of Moses]], a Jewish apocryphal pseudepigraphical work of uncertain date and authorship | + | |
| - | * [[Entering heaven alive]] | + | |
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| - | '''Assumption''' may also refer to: | + | |
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| - | ===Literature=== | + | |
| - | * [[Assumption (short story)]], 1929 story by Samuel Beckett | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | * [[Asunción]] | + | |
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The Assumption of Moses (otherwise called the Testament of Moses) is a Jewish apocryphal pseudepigraphical work. It is known from a single sixth-century incomplete manuscript in Latin that was discovered by Antonio Ceriani in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan in the mid-nineteenth century and published by him in 1861.
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