Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible: The Apocrypha E-book
Author: Religious Document
Genre: Epic, History / Biography, Literature, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion / Mythology / Sacred
"Apocrypha" (c. 458 BCE - c. AD 70) is a Greek word which means
"things hidden away" and refers to religious writings not
universally considered to be part of the sacred canon of
scripture. "Deuterocanonical" refers to a second layer of the
layer of the sacred canon. Most of these books were rejected by
the Jewish community of Palestine, yet were accepted by Greek-
speaking Alexandrian Jews and most Christian denominations.
Deuterocanonical Bible Books: The Apocrypha (c. 458 BCE - c. AD 70)
The Apocrypha include: The First and Second Book of
Esdras, The Books of Tobit, Judith, Baruch, Esther (partial), 1st
and 2nd Maccabees, The Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, The
Epistle of Jeremy, The Song of the Three Holy Children, The Prayer
of Azariah, The History of Susanna, The History of the Destruction
of Bel and the Dragon, and The Prayer of Manasses.
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