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#23 Bible Books, Authors and Dates Summary

This is a total of 45 books. Six of these books belong to the Apocrypha, so only 39 of them are found in Protestant Bibles. There are five other books belonging to the Apocrypha, but I would not include them in the Bible (Judith, Wisdom, 3 and 4 Maccabees and the Book of Odes). ThisContinue reading “#23 Bible Books, Authors and Dates Summary”

#20 Little Known Books of the Apocrypha

3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Book of Odes Apocryphal books not included in Catholic Bibles: 3 and 4 Maccabees The books 3 and 4 Maccabees were written in Greek and conserved only in Constantinople by Orthodox Christians.  They are not used or recognized by Catholics or Protestants. The theme of these two books follows the detailsContinue reading “#20 Little Known Books of the Apocrypha”

#19 Book of Judith

Judith means ‘Jewess’ What is the Value of the Book of Judith? The book of Judith describes how a Jewess used her beauty and charm to trick an Assyrian general into inviting her into his tent as he laid siege to Jerusalem.  The story goes that she takes the opportunity of being alone with himContinue reading “#19 Book of Judith”

#18: 1 Maccabees

Value of 1 and 2 Maccabees These two books are historically valuable.  Maccabees helps fill in the Second Temple time between the last of the Old Testament prophets and the New Testament. They show how Judaism formed during the centuries after the return from exile and how the Jewish nation survived in the years leadingContinue reading “#18: 1 Maccabees”