The Apocrypha: A Guide
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 10 September 2024
- ISBN 9780190060732
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages322 pages
- Size 210x140 mm
- Weight 467 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 10 b/w illustrations 544
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Short description:
This book is an introduction to the Apocrypha and related literature, written for a non-specialist audience. Each chapter focuses on a specific book, examining its core themes and ideas, the cultural and historical context of its composition, and its later reception. Anyone who is interested in learning more about the Apocrypha can benefit from reading this book.
MoreLong description:
Many readers of scripture, particularly in North America, are not aware that a substantial number of books were removed from their Old Testament. These books, often known collectively as the Apocrypha, were considered scripture for centuries and for millions of Christians today still are. This book is an introduction to the Apocrypha. It discusses ancient and early modern disputes about scripture to provide context for understanding the formation of the textual category “Apocrypha.” Each chapter focuses on a specific book, examining its core themes and ideas. The cultural and historical context of the composition of each book is analyzed in its ancient Jewish milieu. This historical context is often elucidated by the Dead Sea Scrolls which have only in recent years been published in full. The later reception of this material in rabbinic Judaism, Christianity, and other modern cultural contexts such as art and literature, is also discussed. This book is designed to be read along with the texts of the Apocrypha themselves, as presented in the New Oxford Annotated Bible.
The present volume is written not primarily for scholars but rather for anyone who would like to learn more about the Apocrypha. This book was shaped by an overarching conviction-that people who know next to nothing about the writings covered in this volume would enjoy reading them. If you have heard something about the books of the Apocrypha and want to know more about them, this book is for you.
Matthew Goff's new book The Apocrypha: A Guide is an engaging, concise, entertaining journey through the books of the Apocrypha, both for general audiences as well as those of us who are a bit more on the nerdy side of the religious studies aspect of things.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: "The Bookes Called Apocrypha"
Exile? What Exile? The First Book of Esdras (3 Ezra)
The Death of the Eagle and the Return of the Torah: The Second Book of Esdras (4 Ezra)
All's Well That Ends Well: The Book of Tobit
Judith, the Queen of Hearts
Variations of a Beloved Tale: The Books of Esther
The Noble Philosophy of Judaism: The Wisdom of Solomon
Find a Great Teacher like Me: The Book of Sirach (Ben Sira)
Jeremian Scriptures in Exile: Baruch and the Letter of Jeremiah
Forgotten Flowers: The "Additions" to the Book of Daniel
The Rehabilitation of a Wicked King: The Prayer of Manasseh
It's Hammer Time: 1 Maccabees
Dying for Judaism Prompts God's Mercy
David Singing at the End of the Psalter: Psalm 151
God Saves the Jews from Drunk Elephants: 3 Maccabees
Judaism Offers the Best Path to Reason
Forgotten Scripture: 1 Enoch and Jubilees
