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In this volume, a leading biblical scholar helps readers rediscover the ancient books of the Old Testament Apocrypha. Invitation to the Apocrypha provides a clear, basic introduction to these important—but often neglected—ancient books. Using the latest and best scholarship yet writing for those new to the Apocrypha, Daniel Harrington guides readers through the background, content, and message...

novels) in Judith and 3 Maccabees. The discourses include a wisdom instruction (Ecclesiasticus/Sirach), prophecies (Baruch), apocalypses (2 Esdras), prayers (Prayer of Manasseh and Psalm 151), and sermons or orations (Wisdom of Solomon, Letter of Jeremiah, and 4 Maccabees). It should also be noted that the narratives use discourse forms (dialogues, prayers, etc.), and the discourses use narrative forms (e.g., the catalogue of heroes in Sirach 44–50). Reading the Apocrypha as history involves attention
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