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      • Though the New Testament cites directly, or alludes to, almost every book of the Old Testament as Scripture, it never cites the Apocrypha as being God's Word. The Apocrypha was not the Bible of Jesus or His apostles. While Jesus and Hs apostles often quoted from the Septuagint, they never quoted from the Apocrypha.
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  2. Oct 30, 2023 · Explore the hidden world of the Apocrypha - 14 books excluded from the Hebrew Bible. Uncover their origins, their contents, and why they didn't make it into most Bibles.

  3. The Old Testament Apocrypha consists of eleven or twelve books, depending upon how they are divided, that the Roman Catholic Church adds to the Old Testament. The Protestants reject these books as Holy Scripture for the following reasons. 1. The Apocrypha Has Different Doctrine And Practices Than Holy Scripture

  4. Sep 16, 2018 · Because much confusion exists around the Apocrypha, let me give four reasons why I believe the Apocrypha shouldn’t be included in our Bible. 1. THE APOCRYPHA ITSELF INDICATES ITS NOT SCRIPTURE. The authors of the Apocrypha acknowledge that they aren’t prophets and don’t speak with divine authority like the Old Testament authors.

  5. Aug 21, 2024 · Martin Luther and other Reformers questioned the inclusion of the Apocryphal books in the Bible, largely because they were not part of the Hebrew canon. They argued that only the books recognized by the Jewish tradition as Scripture should be considered canonical for Christians as well.

  6. The Westminster Confession of Faith, composed during the British Civil Wars (1642–1651), excluded the Apocrypha from the canon.

  7. Jun 29, 2024 · The Apocrypha is a list of 14 books that were ultimately excluded from the Hebrew Bible canon by Jews and by Protestant Christians who left them out of their Old Testament canon. The Greek word “apocrypha” simply means “concealed.”

  8. Feb 28, 2024 · Discover the history of the Apocrypha, why it was discluded from biblical canon, which churches accept different parts of the Apocrypha, as well as the official list of apocryphal books.

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