The Development of the Canon of the Hebrew Bible (2): Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha

The first part of the lecture is concerned with general considerations as regards to the definition of the Apocrypha and continues with a brief enumeration and presentation of apocryphal books, such as: 1 Ezra, 3 Ezra, 1-2 Maccabees, Tobit, Judith, Prayer of Manasseh, Additions to Daniel, Additions to Esther, Baruch, Epistle of Jeremiah, Sirach/Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Solomon, Psalm 151, Prayer of Azariah, Bel and the Dragon, Song of the Three Young Men and Susanna.
The second part of the lecture is preoccupied with general remarks regarding the definition of the Pseudepigrapha and follows on with a listing of all ninety-six Old Testament pseudepigraphic books and a brief presentation of the most important ones, such as: Letter of Aristeas, Jubilees, Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah, Psalms of Solomon, 3-5 Maccabees, Sibylline Oracles, 1 Enoch (Ethiopic Apocalypse), 2 Enoch (Slavonic Apocalypse), 3 Enoch (Hebrew Apocalypse), Assumption of Moses, 4 Ezra (2 Ezra), 2 Baruch (Syriac Apocalypse), 3 Baruch (Greek Apocalypse), Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs and the Life of Adam and Eve.

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