In 2007, I made the onderful discovery of the Old Testament Apocrypha. I have since found it to be a rich treasure trove of encouragement and blessing which is...
I have been saddened as I have become more familiar with how the Apocrypha got such a bad rap in the modern era. It seems that all the arguments proferred...
King James authorized the translation of the entire Bible into English. This version, the King James Version of 1611 included all of the books of the Bible...
How could the books of the Apocrypha be considered Roman Catholic when they were first a part of the Scriptures for Greek Jews and for several hundred years,...
In the photos section I have posted some examples of King James Bibles from the 17th and 18th Centuries that include the Apocrypha for your perusal. Posted...
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Old_Testament_Apocrypha group: Imagine if the Congress of the U.S. were to be able to "edit" the...
The next time you're talking to a King-James-only person, ask them this handy question, "Is your King James Version of the Bible the unabridged Bible from 1611...
The preface of the Geneva Bible of 1560, defines the Apocrypha as, "The books that follow in order after the Prophets unto the New Testament, are called...
Christopher Columbus went to Ferdinand and Isabella with information from the Book of 2 Esdras to convince them to fund his trip to the West. From the notes of...
There is some question whether the word "Apocrypha" was originally a perjorive term; nevertheless, for many today, the term Apocrypha is a negative one. I...
"God created us for incorruption, and made us in the image of his own eternity, but through the devil's envy death entered the world, and those who belong to...
Source: http://www.bible-researcher.com/antilegomena.html <http://www.bible-researcher.com/antilegomena.html> Its not only the Old Testament Apocrypha Martin...
A recent e-mail I received: From: Stuart Hackett Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:33 PM To: Bob Burns Subject: RE: Apocrypha Greetings, Thank you for your...
2 Maccabees 2:1-8, preserves an early Jewish tradition about the fate of the Ark of the Covenant in these words, "One finds in the records that Jeremiah the...
In 2 Maccabees 2:13-15, we read, "The same things are reported in the records and in the memoirs of Nehemiah, and also that he founded a library and collected...
The ESV FAQ page has been updated: http://www.esv.org/about/faq <http://www.esv.org/about/faq> The previously non-commital answer ESV.ORG had posted has been...
It is not a stretch to say the persecution of Christians in the world today is becoming more widespread than at any time previous in the history of the Church....
Having neglected the reading of the Apocrypha for 35 years of my own experience, I had come to the erroneous conclusion that the "Martyrology" genre was the...
Offered here is a harmony of the life of Manasseh, King of Judah taken from 2 Kings 18, 2 Chronicles 33 and The Prayer of Manasseh. I was astounded during this...
I understand that traditions have associated these texts with variations of the Old Testament. The problem arises when scholars make the mistake of assuming...
Yes you're right. Psalms of Solomon was the last book of the Septuagint in Codex Alexandrinus, though not in Sinaiticus or Vaticanus (see last item below) Here...
From a scholastic perspective I understand this concern and see the need to dig to find the true state of the facts. From a faith perspective it would not...
Frank this is a real eye-opener. I'd not heard of the 'Ptolemy IV' scribal glitch before, and it carries quite an impact. Thanks for noting it here. dce ... ...
Hi Bob, Your faith in Scripture really highlights the key issue of the Church, one which I find too little discussed and reflected upon. Exactly what went into...
I have no interest in attacking or supporting anyone's faith. Faith and knowledge of God are part of your direct knowledge and direct knowledge is not subject...
For starters, there never has been, nor is there now only one canonical list of books of scripture. Despite formidable efforts in western christendom to...
A site I'm in the process of developing: http://www.summascriptura.com/ <http://www.summascriptura.com/> Instead of merely becoming another online repository...
