The Sword of Moses is a c. 7001000 CE text of Jewish angel magic which employs an elaborate system of magical words to activate various angelic powers. Indeed, the text itself is said to have been gifted to Moses by the angels themselves. In this episode of Esoterica we explore this ancient magical text, discuss the system of magical words, and detail some of the spells found in this curious text.

Recommend Readings:

Harari The Sword of Moses (translation) https://www.academia.edu/9792877/The_...
The Sword of Moses (Aramaic Gaster MS) https://www.hebrewbooks.org/20266
Debate between Moses and the Angels Babylonian Talmud 88B and following https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.89a?l...
View an manuscript of the Sword of Moses https://www.ecodices.unifr.ch/en/bge...
Harari Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah 9780814336304
Bohak Ancient Jewish Magic 9780521180986

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