What Books Are in the Apocrypha? A Summary of Each Book | Jonathan Young & David Young

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/what-books-are-in-the-apocrypha-a-summary-of-each-book/  This is an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ In an earlier article, we defined the Old Testament Apocrypha as a collection of Jewish books written from the fourth to the first centuries B.C., included in and apparently canonized in the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint or LXX) of Alexandria, Egypt. This collection contains works of wisdom, legend, history, and at least one apocalypse. Though some of these works were originally written in Hebrew, others were written in Greek. Our best and most complete collections of these Apocryphal works today survive in Christian manuscripts of the Greek Old Testament dating from the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. The common theme of almost all the Apocryphal books is the need for Jews to survive as Jews in hostile cultures. The Apocryphal works describing earlier times, such as Judith, Tobit, and the additions to Daniel and Esther, speak of Jews during times of foreign conquest and captivity. The Apocryphal works describing life in Hellenistic times speak of Jews resisting Greek culture. Either way, one can read these works with a degree of sympathy, for it was difficult to remain faithful to Jewish life in a hostile world. So, what’s in the Apocrypha? In this article, we will give an overview of the eighteen most commonly included books of the Apocrypha (although not all of these make the cut in every list). We’ll list each with a brief description and then include a quote from each to give you just a taste. The order here is that found in the Common English Bible translation, which includes all eighteen books of the Apocrypha. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get our Premium podcast feed featuring all the breakout sessions from the RENEW gathering early.  https://reallifetheologypodcast.supercast.com/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW