The Apocrypha 11022011

Those books which were rejected by the Council of Hippo Being non-biblical belong to what is called the Apocrypha These books of the Bible They are often well worth reading as they offer much historical information Not otherwise available However Some of these stories Slightly heretical tendencies The Catholic use of the word “Apocrypha” Defined aboveShould be distinguished from the incorrect Protestant use of the word Protestants use this term to designate the seven books of the Bible included in the Catholic Bible canon But not accepted or found in Protestant Bibles These seven books are Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach 1 and 2 Maccabees and parts of Esther and Daniel Protestants call the books Found in the Catholic Apocrypha The Pseudepigraphal books Copyright, 2005, 2002, 1987 & 1981 BY DEVORE & SONS,INC. WICHITA, KANSAS 67201 COPYRIGHT, 1970 BT CATHOLIC BIBLE PUBLISHERS WICHITA, KANSAS 67201