01639nam a2200157Ia 4500 220810s9999 xx 000 0 und d eng BS1700 .M596 1957 Metzger, Bruce M. An introduction to the Apocrypha / Bruce M. Metzger New York, Oxford University Press, 1957 274 p. ; 22 cm. Introduction : The meaning and use of the term 'Apocrypha' -- The growth of the Hebrew canon -- I. The first book of Esdras -- II. The second book of Esdras -- III. Tobit -- IV. Judith -- V. The additions to the book of Esther -- VI. The wisdom of Solomon -- VII. Ecclesiasticus, or the wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach -- VIII. Baruch -- IX. The letter of Jeremiah -- X. The prayer of Azariah and song of the three young men -- XI. Susanna -- XII. Bel and dragon -- XIII. The prayer of Manasseh -- XIV. The first book of the Maccabees -- XV. The second book of the Maccabees -- XVI. The Apocrypha and the New Testament -- Literary form and doctrinal development -- New Testament parallels and allusions to the Apocrypha -- The significance of parallels and allusions -- XVII. A brief history of the Apocrypha in the Christian church -- The Apocrypha in the early church, down to the Reformation -- The Apocrypha and the Protestant Reformation -- Controversies over the use of the Apocrypha -- XVIII. The pervasive influence of the Apocrypha -- English literature -- Music -- Art -- Miscellaneous. Bible. Apocrypha Introductions.Bible. Old Testament. - Apocrypha - Introductions.Apocryphes (Ancien Testament) Introductions. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2022-08-13 24.50 0 BS1700 .M596 1957 00026491 2022-08-13 00:00:00 2022-08-13 BK 38667 38667