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An introduction to the Apocrypha / Bruce M. Metzger.

By: Publication details: New York, Oxford University Press, 1957.Description: 274 pages 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 229
LOC classification:
  • BS1700 .M4
Other classification:
  • 229
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.
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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Books Academic Resource Center at Levitt General Stacks (LOWER Level) BS 1700 .M4 1977 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3568

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-268) and index.

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.

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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