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An introduction to the Apocrypha

Author:	Bruce M Metzger
Publisher:	New York, Oxford University Press, 1957.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	An examination of the books of the Apocrypha, their history and their significance, based on the revised standard version of the Apocrypha.
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Subjects	Bible. -- Apocrypha -- Introductions. Bible. -- Old Testament. - Apocrypha - Introductions. Apocryphes (Ancien Testament) -- Introductions. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Introductions
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Metzger, Bruce Manning. Introduction to the Apocrypha. New York, Oxford University Press, 1957 (OCoLC)621294600
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Bruce M Metzger Find more information about:
OCLC Number:	361082
Description:	274 pages 22 cm
Contents:	Introduction : The meaning and use of the term 'Apocrypha' -- The growth of the Hebrew canon -- I. The first book of Esdras -- II. The second book of Esdras -- III. Tobit -- IV. Judith -- V. The additions to the book of Esther -- VI. The wisdom of Solomon -- VII. Ecclesiasticus, or the wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach -- VIII. Baruch -- IX. The letter of Jeremiah -- X. The prayer of Azariah and song of the three young men -- XI. Susanna -- XII. Bel and dragon -- XIII. The prayer of Manasseh -- XIV. The first book of the Maccabees -- XV. The second book of the Maccabees -- XVI. The Apocrypha and the New Testament -- Literary form and doctrinal development -- New Testament parallels and allusions to the Apocrypha -- The significance of parallels and allusions -- XVII. A brief history of the Apocrypha in the Christian church -- The Apocrypha in the early church, down to the Reformation -- The Apocrypha and the Protestant Reformation -- Controversies over the use of the Apocrypha -- XVIII. The pervasive influence of the Apocrypha -- English literature -- Music -- Art -- Miscellaneous.
Responsibility:	Bruce M. Metzger.

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An examination of the books of the Apocrypha, their history and their significance, based on the revised standard version of the Apocrypha.

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