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Deuterocanonical Apocrypha

Deuterocanonical is a term first coined in 1566 by the theologian Sixtus of Siena to describe scriptural texts of the Old Testament whose canonicity was explicitly defined for Catholics by the Council of Trent. Their acceptance among early Christians was not universal, but regional councils in the West published official canons that included these books as early as the fourth and fifth centuries.

The Catholic deuterocanonical scriptural texts as defined by the Council of Trent and following the listing of The New English Bible are:

• Deuterocanonical Apocrypha

  • The First Book of Esdras
  • The Second Book of Esdras
  • Tobit
  • Judith
  • The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Ester
  • The Wisdom of Solomon
  • Ecclesiaticus or the Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach
  • Baruch
  • A Letter of Jeremiah
  • The Song of the Three (Prayer of Azariah)
  • Daniel and Susanna
  • Daniel, Bel, and the Snake
  • The Prayer of Manasseh
  • The First Book of the Maccabees
  • The Second Book of the Maccabees

• Old Testament ( Jewish) Apocrypha

  • Jubilees
  • The Life of Adam and Eve
    • Slavonic Life of Adam and Eve
  • 1 Enoch
    • 1 Enoch - a side by side composite of R. H. Charles, Richard Laurence and others
  • 2 Enoch
  • The Apocalypse of Abraham
  • The Testament of Abraham
  • The Testament of Isaac
  • The Testament of Jacob
  • The Ladder of Jacob
  • Joseph and Aseneth
  • The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
    • I. The Testament of Reuben Concerning Thoughts
    • II. The Testament of Simeon Concerning Envy
    • III. The Testament of Levi Concerning the Priesthood and Arrogance
    • IV. The Testament of Judah Concerning Fortitude, and Love of Money, and Fornication
    • V. The Testament of Issachar Concerning Simplicity
    • VI. The Testament of Zebulun Concerning Compassion and Mercy
    • VII. The Testament of Dan Concerning Anger and Lying
    • VIII. The Testament of Naphtali Concerning Natural Goodness
    • IX. The Testament of Gad Concerning Hatred
    • X. The Testament of Asher Concerning Two Faces of Vice and Virtue
    • XI. The Testament of Joseph Concerning Sobriety
    • XII. The Testament of Benjamin Concerning a Pure Mind
  • The Assumption of Moses
  • The Testament of Job
  • The Psalms of Solomon
  • The Odes of Solomon
  • The Testament of Solomon
  • The Apocalypse of Elijah
  • The Ascension of Isaiah
  • The Paraleipomena of Jeremiah (4 Baruch)
  • The Syraiac Apocalypse of Baruch (2 Baruch)
  • The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch)
  • The Apocalypse of Zephaniah and The Anonymous Apocalypse
  • The Apocalypse of Esdras
  • The Vision of Esdras
  • The Apocalypse of Sedrach

Pseudepigrapha

Pseudepigrapha [Gr.,=things falsely ascribed], meaning "books with false titles," refers to books similar in type to those of the Bible whose authors gave them the names of persons of a much earlier period in order to enhance their authority. The Pseudepigrapha is a collection of early Jewish and some Jewish-Christian writings composed between c.200 B.C. and c.A.D. 200, not found in the Bible or rabbinic writings.

• Pseudepigrapha

  • 3 Maccabees
  • 4 Maccabees
  • The Apocalypse of Adam
  • The Apocalypse of Moses
  • The Book of Abraham
  • The Book of Adam
  • The Book of Jasher
  • Fragments of a Zadokite Work - The Damascus Document
  • The Letter of Aristeas
  • Psalm 151
  • Revelation of Moses
  • The Second Treatise of the Great Seth
  • The Story of Ahikar
  • Tales of the Patriarchs
  • Selections from The Book of Moses

• Historic Works

  • The Works of Flavius Josephus
  • Legends of the Jews

 

Commentary

• World Chronology
• Abraham Chronology
• Negev Script
• Ancient Scripts
• Center for Scientific Creation
• Hydroplate Theory

 

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