Apochrypal Books

The Apocrypha, is a collection of pre-New Testament works by Jewish writers. For nearly 2,000 years, The apocrypha books were considered part of the bible and was published in the original 1611 King James Bible. They are considered Scripture by the Roman Cathlolic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, however Protestants reject the apocrypha based on both internal and external evidence and removed them in 1885 A.D. Martin Luther was quoted as saying, "Apocrypha--that is, books which are not regarded as equal to the holy Scriptures, and yet are profitable and good to read." (King James Version Defended page 98.)

1 Esdras - Video Version - Text Version 2 Esdras - Video Version - Text Version "Esdras" is another form of the name Ezra, which means "help" Chronicles the Jews' return from Babylonian captivity under Zerubbabel There are six Messianic references within 2 Esdras The Book of Tobit - Video Version - Text Version Prayers, psalms, and words of wisdom Included in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canons and Dead Sea Scrolls Protestant places it in the Apocrypha Anabaptists, Lutherans, Anglicans and Methodists find it non-canonical Judith - Video Version Text Version Included in the Septuagint and the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian Old Testament of the Bible Excluded from the Hebrew canon and assigned by Protestants to the apocrypha A Jewish widow uses her beauty and charm to kill an Assyrian general who has besieged her city Additions to Esther - Video Version Text Version Extra scenes in the story of Esther Esther gives a long dramatic prayer to God before seeing King Xerxes. Wisdom of Solomon - Video Version Text Version Included in the Septuagint Accepted into the Roman canon Written by a Jew in Alexandria sometime during the 1st century BC Ecclesiasticus - Video Version Text Version Accepted in the Roman Catholic canon Noncanonical for Jews and Protestants Contains practical and moral rules and exhortations Baruch - Video Version Text Version Catholic and Orthodox deuterocanonical Protestant Bibles categorize it as part of the Biblical apocrypha A scribe and servant of the prophet Jeremiah Letter of Jeremiah - Video Version Text Version A deuterocanonical book of the Old Testament Often included as chapter 6 of the book of Baruch Largely made up of denouncements of idolatry Prayer of Azariah - Video Version Text Version Apocryphal insertion into The Book of Daniel Included in the Latin and Roman Catholic biblical canon Addition to Daniel The Book of Susanna - Video Version Text Version Susanna is approached by two elders who try to seduce her Daniel appears at her trial Tricks the elders into contradicting their testimony Bel and the Dragon - Video Version Text Version King Nebuchadnezzar worshipping an idol named Bel Daniel shows the dragon is not a god by feeding it food that makes it explode Prayer of Manasseh - Video Version Text Version Jews, Catholics and Protestants Apocrypha Manasseh, successor to King Hezekiah repents his idolatrous worship of gods other than Yahweh. Written as an extension of 2 Chronicles 33:11–13 1 Maccabees - Video Version - Text Version Canonical scripture in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Considered canonical by Protestant denominations Details the history of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire 2 Maccabe Video Version - Text Version Deuterocanonical book Included in the Septuagint Recounts the persecution of Jews under King Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the Maccabean Revolt against him. Book of Jasher - Video Version - Text Version Mentioned in Joshua 10:13 and II Samuel 1:18 Written by Jasher, son of Caleb, one of Moses's lieutenants, who later judged Israel at Shiloh. Covers Genesis, Exodus, Numbers and Joshua Book of Jubilees - Video Version - Text Version Found among the Dead Sea Scrolls Author may have been a Pharisee Covers much of the same ground as Genesis, but often with additional detail. Meantioned in Leviticus 25:11-12 Ascension of Moses - Video Version - Text Version An apocryphal book Said to contain an account of the death of Moses and of the translation of his soul to Paradise Account of prophecies Moses allegedly told to Joshua Also known as the Testament of Moses The Book of Enoch- Video Version - Text Version An ancient Jewish apocalyptic religious text Ascribed by tradition to the patriarch Enoch, father of Methuselah and great-grandfather of Noah Enoch's visions reveal the fall of angels, the rise of giants, and the coming flood. Extra Studies The HIDDEN TRUTH in the Bible | Before Genesis