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INTRODUCTION:

"Apocrypha (Greek for "things hidden"): Consists of fourteen books written after the closing of the Hebrew canon. The Apocrypha is included in the Septuagint and in the Latin Vulgate, and 11 books are included in the Catholic Douay Bible, however, the Apocrypha is considered uncanonical by Protestants. Nonetheless, it is an ancient writing that potentially offers a view of early understanding..."

Redeemed Israel by Batya Ruth Wootten 2006, p72.

LIST OF APOCRYPHA BOOKS:

  • 1 Esdras (Vulgate 3 Esdras)
  • 2 Esdras (Vulgate 4 Esdras)
  • Tobit
  • Judith ("Judeth" in Geneva)
  • Rest of Esther (Vulgate Esther 10:4-16:24)
  • Wisdom
  • Ecclesiasticus (also known as Sirach)
  • Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremy ("Jeremiah" in Geneva) (all part of Vulgate Baruch)
  • Song of the Three Children (Vulgate Daniel 3:24-90)
  • Story of Susanna (Vulgate Daniel 13)
  • The Idol Bel and the Dragon (Vulgate Daniel 14)
  • Prayer of Manasses (follows 2 Chronicles in Geneva)
  • 1 Maccabees
  • 2 Maccabees

LIST OF ANAGIGNOSKOMENA BOOKS:

  • Tobit
  • Judith
  • Wisdom of Solomon
  • Wisdom of Jesus ben Sira (Sirach)
  • Baruch
  • Epistle of Jeremy (in the Vulgate this is chapter 6 of Baruch)
  • additions to Daniel (The Prayer of Azarias, Susanna and Bel and the Dragon)
  • additions to Esther
  • 1 Maccabees
  • 2 Maccabees
  • 3 Maccabees
  • 1 Esdras

Some editions add additional books:

  • Psalm 151 or the Odes
  • including the Prayer of Manasses
  • 2 Esdras is added as appendix in the Slavonic Bibles
  • 4 Maccabees is added as appendix in Greek editions.

LIST OF PSEUDEPIGRAPHA BOOKS:

  • Letter of Aristeas
  • Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah
  • Joseph and Aseneth
  • Life of Adam and Eve
  • Lives of the Prophets
  • Ladder of Jacob
  • Jannes and Jambres
  • History of the Captivity in Babylon
  • History of the Rechabites
  • Eldad and Modad
  • History of Joseph
  • Odes of Solomon
  • Prayer of Joseph
  • Prayer of Jacob

Note - Often included among the pseudepigrapha are:

  • 3 and 4 Maccabees because they are not traditionally found in western Bibles, although they are in the Septuagint.
  • The Book of Enoch,
  • Book of Jubilees, and
  • 4 Baruch are often listed with the pseudepigrapha although they are commonly included in Ethiopian Bibles.
  • The Psalms of Solomon are found in some editions of the Septuagint.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:

Jude 1:14-15

14'And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,' (KJV)

15'To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.' (KJV)

The Book of Enoch/Hanoch 1:9
Verse 14 & 15 are allegedly direct quotes from the Book of Enoch

Joshua 10:13

13'And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.' (KJV)

2 Samuel 1:

18'(Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)' (KJV)