Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance

Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance
ISBN-10
080109741X
ISBN-13
9780801097416
Category
Religion
Pages
528
Language
English
Published
2018-02-20
Publisher
Baker Academic
Author
David A. deSilva

Description

This comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the Old Testament apocryphal books summarizes their context, message, and significance. The first edition has been very well reviewed and widely adopted. It is the most substantial introduction to the Apocrypha available and has become a standard authority on the topic. The second edition has been substantially revised and updated throughout to reflect the latest scholarship. The book includes a foreword by James H. Charlesworth.

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