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The method we use in the interpretation of Scripture is crucial for a correct understanding of God’s Word. Unfortunately, postmodern trends in the Christian church have largely led to the abandonment of the idea that in Scripture God is still speaking to us. But in order to hear God correctly, we need to apply proper methods in the interpretation of his Word. Interpreting Scripture applies these...

the Book of Wisdom [not to be confused with the apocryphal book called Wisdom], Ecclesiastes, the Song of Songs, Job, the books of the prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, of the twelve contained in a single book, Daniel, Ezekiel, Esdras [Ezra and Nehemiah].1 This list, though slightly different as to the order of the books, is identical with the list of Old Testament books in Protestant Bibles, except that the book of Esther is missing from Melito’s list. Quotations from the Apocrypha in the Church Fathers
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