diff --git a/lib/spark/build.rb b/lib/spark/build.rb
index e1c3fed..3e2c616 100644
--- a/lib/spark/build.rb
+++ b/lib/spark/build.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Build
 
     DEFAULT_SCALA_VERSION  = '2.10.4'
     DEFAULT_CORE_VERSION   = '2.10'
-    DEFAULT_SPARK_VERSION  = '1.5.1'
+    DEFAULT_SPARK_VERSION  = '1.5.2'
     DEFAULT_HADOOP_VERSION = '1.0.4'
 
     SBT       = 'sbt/sbt'
diff --git a/lib/spark/sql.rb b/lib/spark/sql.rb
index b2611fb..7434d04 100644
--- a/lib/spark/sql.rb
+++ b/lib/spark/sql.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module SQL
     autoload_without_import :DataType,        'spark/sql/data_type'
     autoload_without_import :DataFrame,       'spark/sql/data_frame'
     autoload_without_import :DataFrameReader, 'spark/sql/data_frame_reader'
+    autoload_without_import :DataFrameWriter, 'spark/sql/data_frame_writer'
 
     autoload :Row,    'spark/sql/row'
     autoload :Column, 'spark/sql/column'
diff --git a/lib/spark/sql/context.rb b/lib/spark/sql/context.rb
index d0da2af..3b55274 100644
--- a/lib/spark/sql/context.rb
+++ b/lib/spark/sql/context.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ def read
         DataFrameReader.new(self)
       end
 
+      def sql query
+        DataFrame.new(jsql_context.sql(query).toDF, self)
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/spark/sql/data_frame.rb b/lib/spark/sql/data_frame.rb
index 13adb09..ad702e5 100644
--- a/lib/spark/sql/data_frame.rb
+++ b/lib/spark/sql/data_frame.rb
@@ -250,10 +250,17 @@ def filter(condition)
 
       # Limits the result count to the number specified.
       def limit(num)
-        new_jdf = jdf.limit(mum)
+        new_jdf = jdf.limit(num)
         DataFrame.new(new_jdf, sql_context)
       end
 
+      def register_temp_table name
+        jdf.registerTempTable(name)
+      end
+
+      def write
+        DataFrameWriter.new(self)
+      end
 
       alias_method :where, :filter
 
diff --git a/lib/spark/sql/data_frame_reader.rb b/lib/spark/sql/data_frame_reader.rb
index 9e6e72a..42c0051 100644
--- a/lib/spark/sql/data_frame_reader.rb
+++ b/lib/spark/sql/data_frame_reader.rb
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ def json(path, new_schema=nil)
         load(path, 'org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.json', new_schema)
       end
 
+      def parquet(path, new_schema=nil)
+        load(path, 'org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.parquet', new_schema)
+      end
+
+      def orc(path, new_schema=nil)
+        load(path, 'org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.orc', new_schema)
+      end
+
+      def table name
+        df(jreader.table(name))
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/spark/sql/data_frame_writer.rb b/lib/spark/sql/data_frame_writer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c99e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/spark/sql/data_frame_writer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+module Spark
+  module SQL
+    class DataFrameWriter
+
+      attr_reader :sql_context, :jwriter
+
+      def initialize(df)
+        @sql_context = df.sql_context
+        @jwriter = df.jdf.write
+      end
+
+      # Specifies the input data source format.
+      # Parameter is name of the data source, e.g. 'json', 'parquet'.
+      def format(source)
+        jwriter.format(source)
+        self
+      end
+
+      # Adds an input option for the underlying data source.
+      def option(key, value)
+        jwriter.option(key, value.to_s)
+        self
+      end
+
+      # Adds input options for the underlying data source.
+      def options(options)
+        options.each do |key, value|
+          jwriter.option(key, value.to_s)
+        end
+        self
+      end
+
+      # Loads data from a data source and returns it as a :class`DataFrame`.
+      #
+      # == Parameters:
+      # path:: Optional string for file-system backed data sources.
+      # format:: Optional string for format of the data source. Default to 'parquet'.
+      # schema:: Optional {StructType} for the input schema.
+      # options:: All other string options.
+      #
+      def save(path=nil, new_format=nil, new_options=nil)
+        new_format && format(new_format)
+        new_options && options(new_options)
+
+        # TODO - jwrite returns nil, probably should catch exception and return true/false
+        if path.nil?
+          jwriter.save
+        else
+          jwriter.save(path)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # Saves DataFrame as a JSON file (one object per line)
+      #
+      # == Parameters:
+      # path:: string, path to the JSON dataset
+      #
+      # == Example:
+      #   df = sql.writer.json('output.json')
+      #
+      def json(path)
+        # ClassNotFoundException: Failed to load class for data source: json
+        # df(jwriter.json(path))
+
+        save(path, 'org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.json')
+      end
+
+      def parquet(path)
+        # ClassNotFoundException: Failed to load class for data source: parquet
+        # df(jwriter.parquet(path))
+
+        save(path, 'org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.parquet')
+      end
+
+      def orc(path)
+        # ClassNotFoundException: Failed to load class for data source: json
+        # df(jwriter.json(path))
+
+        save(path, 'org.apache.spark.sql.execution.datasources.orc')
+      end
+
+      def insert_into table_name
+        jwriter.insertInto(table_name)
+      end
+
+      def save_as_table name
+        jwriter.saveAsTable(name)
+      end
+
+      def partition_by columns
+        jwriter.partitionBy(columns)
+      end
+
+      def mode name
+        jwriter.mode(name)
+        self
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end