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Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance is unavailable, but you can change that!

In Introducing the Apocrypha, David deSilva considers the controversial apocryphal (or “deuterocanonical”) texts of the Scriptures, revealing their significance for all sects of Christianity. For each text, he provides a thorough examination of its structure, contents, formative influences, date of composition, and other background details. He also presents clear summations of each book’s themes...

contents of the ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint. DeSilva thus opts for an inclusive definition of the Apocrypha. He helps the interested reader to comprehend the message, context, and significance of these ancient Jewish compositions. With living and captivating prose, and with erudition and insight, he leads the reader into the thoughts of some great Jewish minds that were imbued with revelation from above. As deSilva makes clear, the Apocrypha are not a threat to faith; they are “a vital
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