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To: GonzoII

Yes - let us ignore contradictions that the Apocrypha (Deuterocanonical books) introduce. Add to it the serious historical errors, and the radical departure from the rest of scripture on the use of magic, offering of money for the sins of the deceased, payment of money for forgiveness of sins, and other practices clearly against scripture.

Jesus seems to not include those books in His statement regarding the prophets (Luke 11:51).

Many ancient Jewish scholars rejected those additional books, and indeed those books were not recognized by the Jews of Christ’s time.

The vast majority of the “church fathers” of the first 4 centuries of church history rejected the Apocrypha.

One might make a reasonable offer that the Apocrypha can be used as a sort of picture into the inter-testamental period (between the end of the Old Testament and Christ’s advent). Much like the fiction of today that somewhat draws from the culture and events of the times can be a window in the future to our own time.

But scripture, the Apocrypha is not.


11 posted on 10/28/2013 2:45:39 PM PDT by TheBattman (Isn't the lesser evil... still evil?)
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To: TheBattman

BUMP


14 posted on 10/28/2013 2:54:30 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: TheBattman

“offering of money for the sins of the deceased”

Bingo.


21 posted on 10/28/2013 5:12:46 PM PDT by ifinnegan
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