The?Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses?is an 18th- or 19th-century magical text allegedly written by?Moses, and passed down as hidden (or lost) books of the Christian?Old Testament?it purports to instruct the reader in the spells used to create the miracles portrayed in the?Bible. The work was printed with annexes of reputed?Talmudic?magic names, words and incantation, many taken from Christian biblical passages. It shows diagrams of "Seals": magical drawings accompanied by incantations intended to perform various tasks, from controlling weather or people to contacting the dead or Christian religious figures