Having just gone to a Bible study group which just read the historical books of the Old Testament as they are written, and now looked at the texts of non-canonical books, I can say that Bible books and non-canonical books are completely different. There are clear and obvious reasons why the non-canonical books were notContinue reading “#26 Assessment of Pseudepigrapha Writings”
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#31 Apocryphal Books of Value and Not of Value
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 details of martyrdoms among Jewish Maccabean followers, especiallyContinue reading “#31 Apocryphal Books of Value and Not of Value”
#30 Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls found in the Qumran Caves date from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD. The scrolls include entire books of the Hebrew Scriptures, Apocryphal books of the Bible and extra-biblical manuscripts some of which relate to the Essene community. They throw light on Rabbinic Judaism of the Second Temple era andContinue reading “#30 Apocrypha and the Dead Sea Scrolls”
#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”
#17: 2 Maccabees
#10 Lamentations and Baruch
LAMENTATIONS Baruch Apart from writing Lamentations and the book entitled Baruch, Jeremiah’s scribe also wrote down the prophecies of Jeremiah and the four history of Israel books I Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 2 Kings. Thus, Baruch wrote six books of the Bible and one book of the Apocrypha.
# 8 Apocryphal Book of Tobit
The Shadowing of Kings In exile it has happened time and again that Jews became administrators in the empires in which they were held captive. Jewish administrators used their gifts to help the rulers of empires enact just and wise decrees to the benefit of the diverse peoples of empires. They also used their influenceContinue reading “# 8 Apocryphal Book of Tobit”
#3 Old Testament Books Reordered into Chronological Order
After reordering the Protestant canon of Scripture for the Old Testament, I will place the books of the Apocrypha in chronological order in between these Bible books. I have used capital letters for the books belonging to the Protestant canon, and small letters for the additional books of the Catholic canon of Scripture. For eachContinue reading “#3 Old Testament Books Reordered into Chronological Order”
#1 Bible Books and Apocrypha in Chronological Order
Introduction In this article I am going to place the books of the Bible in chronological order. In between the books that belong to the Protestant Bible canon, I will place the books of the Apocrypha also in chronological order. The Apocryphal books are found in Orthodox and Catholic Bibles. How did I arrive atContinue reading “#1 Bible Books and Apocrypha in Chronological Order”
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