The Apocrypha (hidden things) is that collection of books included in the Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible, or in the Latin Vulgate translation.
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Kohlenberger III on the importance of the Apocrypha.
It also includes an essay from John R.
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The Apocrypha is used by the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Methodist, and Roman Catholic traditions.
Included are 1 Esdras; 1 & 2 Maccabees
Tobit
Judith
Esther (Greek)
Song of the Three Young Men
Susanna
Bel and the Dragon
Wisdom of Solomon
Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
Baruch
Letter of Jeremiah
Prayer of Manasseh; and 2 Esdras.
The deuterocanonical books consist of such genres as wisdom literature, historical stories, histories, devotional writings, letters, and even apocalyptic material.
Additionally, scholars have pronounced the Apocrypha to be of great value in understanding the times between the Old and New Testaments and the place of Judaism in the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
While these books are not part of the Hebrew text that forms the canon for Judaism and Protestant Christianity, they are regarded as canonical by several Christian traditions.
The Apocrypha (hidden things) is that collection of books included in the Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible, or in the Latin Vulgate translation
