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Here you will find links to various Biblical resources such as the Pseudepigrapha, Apocrypha and other Writings.

The Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha and the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha and the Dead Sea Scrolls give us a better understanding of the history and thought process of Jews and Christians during the centuries.

There is an abundance of this scattered literature, some of it preserved in entirety and some preserved in part, and usually in a translation other than in the original Hebrew or Aramaic. It is uncertain as to the dates of many of these writings as they represent more than one century.

The following collection of writings  are not gathered here in order to replace or add to Biblical scriptures, but to better understand the assimilation of other cultures into their writings, such as the use of Greek names and thoughts.

They are very valuable in terms of historical details, and possibly, much wisdom, understanding, and insight can be gained if one does read them.

 

The word Apocrypha is a Greek word that means hidden, in this case it refers to the fact they were not included in the canonical books of the Bible. The word Pseudepigrapha is of Roman Catholic meaning for Apocrypha. A portion of these books are also called Deuterocanonical books by some.

The apocrypha is a collection of books which were part of the original 1611 King James Bible. The apocrypha was a part of the KJV for 274 years until being removed in 1885 A.D.  Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls dating back to before 70 A.D. contain parts of the apocrypha books in Hebrew, including Sirach and Tobit.

 There are many lost books yet to be found, which would include at least the following: 
Book of the Wars of Yahweh (Num 21:14), the Book of the Just (Josh 10:13, 2Sam 1:18), the Book of the Acts of Solomon (1Kgs 11:41), the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel (1Kgs 14:19, 2Chr 33:18; cf. 2Chr 20:34), the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah (I1Kgs 14:29, 15:7), the Annals of Samuel the seer (1Chr 29:29), the History of Nathan the prophet (2Chr 9:29), the Annals of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer (2Chr 12:15), the Annals of Jehu son of Hanani (2Chr 20:34), an unknown and untitled writing of Isaiah (2Chr 26:22), the Annals of Hozai (2Chr 33:18), and an unknown lament for Josiah by Jeremiah (2Chr 35:25).

 

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