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Apocrypha
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This book contains the following apocryphal books:
The First Book of Esdras
The Second Book of Esdras
The Book of Tobit
The Book of Judith
The rest of the chapters of the Book of Esther
The Book of the Wisdom of Solomon
The Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus
The Book of Baruch
Epistle of Jeremy
The Song of the Three Children
The History of Susanna
Bel and the Dragon
The Prayer of Manasses
The First Book of the Maccabees
The Second Book of the Maccabees
The word Apocrypha comes from a Greek word meaning "those having been hidden away".
Apocrypha generally means those sacred books of the Jewish people which were not included in the Hebrew canonized Bible.
These books are valuable as forming a link connecting the Old and New Testaments, and are regarded as useful reading, although not all the books are of equal value.
The apocryphal books in this Kindle book are considered of "special value" and are mostly correct, but with many interpolations by man.
The Roman Church regards as part of the canon the books of Tobit, Judith, Wisd., Ecclus., Baruch, 1 and 2 Macc., and the additions to Daniel and Esther. Besides these books, there are other Jewish apocryphal writings. The chief are the Psalms of Solomon, the Book of Enoch, the apocalypse of Baruch, the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, the Assumption of Moses, the Book of Jubilees, and the Sibylline Oracles
We did our best to take advantage of all the features of the kindle to maximize your reading experience with this book.
This book contains the following apocryphal books:
The First Book of Esdras
The Second Book of Esdras
The Book of Tobit
The Book of Judith
The rest of the chapters of the Book of Esther
The Book of the Wisdom of Solomon
The Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus
The Book of Baruch
Epistle of Jeremy
The Song of the Three Children
The History of Susanna
Bel and the Dragon
The Prayer of Manasses
The First Book of the Maccabees
The Second Book of the Maccabees
The word Apocrypha comes from a Greek word meaning "those having been hidden away".
Apocrypha generally means those sacred books of the Jewish people which were not included in the Hebrew canonized Bible.
These books are valuable as forming a link connecting the Old and New Testaments, and are regarded as useful reading, although not all the books are of equal value.
The apocryphal books in this Kindle book are considered of "special value" and are mostly correct, but with many interpolations by man.
The Roman Church regards as part of the canon the books of Tobit, Judith, Wisd., Ecclus., Baruch, 1 and 2 Macc., and the additions to Daniel and Esther. Besides these books, there are other Jewish apocryphal writings. The chief are the Psalms of Solomon, the Book of Enoch, the apocalypse of Baruch, the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, the Assumption of Moses, the Book of Jubilees, and the Sibylline Oracles
439 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 25, 2009
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November 16, 2014
Good resource
I found this very interesting to read as supplemental research for my writing, as well as my own education as a believer.
I found this very interesting to read as supplemental research for my writing, as well as my own education as a believer.
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