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The Complete Apocrypha: All 50 Lost Books of the Bible - The Ethiopian Bible, The Book of Enoch, Jasher and Jubilees With the Deuterocanon and Pseudepigrapha
Etymologically, the word "apocrypha" means "things that are hidden", but why they were hidden is not clear.
Some have suggested that the books were "hidden" from common use because they contained esoteric knowledge, too profound to be communicated to any except the initiated...others have suggested that such books were hidden due to their spurious heretical teaching.
This is the only modern translation of the complete collection of deuterocanonical books known popularly as "The Apocrypha".
The Literal Standard Version (LSV) is a modern translation that stays true to the original manuscripts. This handsome 6" x 9" edition features a matte finish with thick, high-quality, cream-colored pages.
These ancient texts provide commentators’ valuable insight into what many ancient Jews and early Christians believed when, “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets” (Heb. 1:1).
The number of books in the Bible depends on which Bible is being referenced. Protestant and Catholic churches recognize 27 New Testament books. Protestants recognize 39 books of the Jewish canon in the Old Testament. Roman Catholics hold 46 books of the Old Testament as canon, along with expanded versions of Esther and Daniel. In addition to the 73 books of the Catholic Bible, the Orthodox Church adds three more books to their canon. By far, the largest canon of all is found in the Ethiopic Church, whose Bible totals 81 books.
This Apocryphal volume contains the books of the Catholic, Orthodox, and Ethiopic Bibles.
The texts were carefully reformatted and reproduced to provide the reader with a comprehensive collection of the most critical lost, rejected, and forgotten books of the Bible. In an effort to build an all-in-one volume of these texts; we present to you the "The Complete Apocrypha".
Christopher David Richardson represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Some have suggested that the books were "hidden" from common use because they contained esoteric knowledge, too profound to be communicated to any except the initiated...others have suggested that such books were hidden due to their spurious heretical teaching.
This is the only modern translation of the complete collection of deuterocanonical books known popularly as "The Apocrypha".
The Literal Standard Version (LSV) is a modern translation that stays true to the original manuscripts. This handsome 6" x 9" edition features a matte finish with thick, high-quality, cream-colored pages.
These ancient texts provide commentators’ valuable insight into what many ancient Jews and early Christians believed when, “God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets” (Heb. 1:1).
The number of books in the Bible depends on which Bible is being referenced. Protestant and Catholic churches recognize 27 New Testament books. Protestants recognize 39 books of the Jewish canon in the Old Testament. Roman Catholics hold 46 books of the Old Testament as canon, along with expanded versions of Esther and Daniel. In addition to the 73 books of the Catholic Bible, the Orthodox Church adds three more books to their canon. By far, the largest canon of all is found in the Ethiopic Church, whose Bible totals 81 books.
This Apocryphal volume contains the books of the Catholic, Orthodox, and Ethiopic Bibles.
The texts were carefully reformatted and reproduced to provide the reader with a comprehensive collection of the most critical lost, rejected, and forgotten books of the Bible. In an effort to build an all-in-one volume of these texts; we present to you the "The Complete Apocrypha".
Christopher David Richardson represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Published April 3, 2023
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January 2, 2024
TL;DR: remember kids, editors are important!
Interesting but poorly put-together collection. I purchased this copy because I read that it provided context and important information alongside the apcryphal books, but these descriptions only seem to exist for Enoch and some of the Deuterocanonical books. The rest of the books are tossed in without even a mention of what time period they were written (I suppose it's like the actual bible in that way...). The formatting of these description sections is a disaster with entire paragraphs repeating themselves several times. At times it feels like these summaries were written by a middle schooler who was just introduced to the concept of a topic sentence. Portions of deuterocanonical books are replaced with these shoddy descriptions. I probably would have been better off googling these books individually and going wild on a partially abandoned website where someone text dumped back in 2002.
I appreciate the effort to combine all of these books into a single translated edition. I just wish it was actually "complete" as advertised. Also, get an editor.
Interesting but poorly put-together collection. I purchased this copy because I read that it provided context and important information alongside the apcryphal books, but these descriptions only seem to exist for Enoch and some of the Deuterocanonical books. The rest of the books are tossed in without even a mention of what time period they were written (I suppose it's like the actual bible in that way...). The formatting of these description sections is a disaster with entire paragraphs repeating themselves several times. At times it feels like these summaries were written by a middle schooler who was just introduced to the concept of a topic sentence. Portions of deuterocanonical books are replaced with these shoddy descriptions. I probably would have been better off googling these books individually and going wild on a partially abandoned website where someone text dumped back in 2002.
I appreciate the effort to combine all of these books into a single translated edition. I just wish it was actually "complete" as advertised. Also, get an editor.
March 4, 2024
The Complete Apocrypha
Excellent overview of the lost last books of the Bible; I briefly scanned the book as it reference the things that we should know. I would recommend this book for others to read!
Excellent overview of the lost last books of the Bible; I briefly scanned the book as it reference the things that we should know. I would recommend this book for others to read!
May 21, 2025
Quite an interesting book to read.
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