Apocrypha [illustrated] [translated]: Lost books of the bible

Apocrypha [illustrated] [translated]: Lost books of the bible

This book has been specifically formated for the Amazon Kindle reader. <br />We did our best to take advantage of all the features of the kindle to maximize your reading experience with this book.<br /><br />This book contains the following apocryphal books:<br />The First Book of Esdras<br />The Second Book of Esdras<br />The Book of Tobit<br />The Book of Judith<br />The rest of the chapters of the Book of Esther<br />The Book of the Wisdom of Solomon<br />The Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus<br />The Book of Baruch<br />Epistle of Jeremy<br />The Song of the Three Children<br />The History of Susanna<br />Bel and the Dragon<br />The Prayer of Manasses<br />The First Book of the Maccabees<br />The Second Book of the Maccabees<br /><br />The word Apocrypha comes from a Greek word meaning "those having been hidden away".<br /><br />Apocrypha generally means those sacred books of the Jewish people which were not included in the Hebrew canonized Bible.<br /><br />These books are valuable as forming a link connecting the Old and New Testaments, and are regarded as useful reading, although not all the books are of equal value.<br /><br />The apocryphal books in this Kindle book are considered of "special value" and are mostly correct, but with many interpolations by man.<br /><br />The Roman Church regards as part of the canon the books of Tobit, Judith, Wisd., Ecclus., Baruch, 1 and 2 Macc., and the additions to Daniel and Esther. Besides these books, there are other Jewish apocryphal writings. The chief are the Psalms of Solomon, the Book of Enoch, the apocalypse of Baruch, the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, the Assumption of Moses, the Book of Jubilees, and the Sibylline Oracles