DeSilva, David Arthur.

The Apocrypha : core biblical studies / [manuscript] : David A. deSilva. - Nashville : Abingdom press, c2012. - xiii, 154 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-154) and index.

Introduction: why read the Apocrypha? -- What's in the Apocrypha? -- The world of the Apocrypha -- God, the law, and the covenant -- The Apocrypha and Jewish ethics -- The Apocrypha andJewish spirituality -- The Jewish people and the nations -- The Apocrypha and the Christian church -- The Apocrypha and the Christian canon.

9781426742354 (pbk.)

2012038643


Apocryphal books--Introductions.

BS1700 / .D43 2013

229/.061