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An ambitious introduction to the Apocrypha that encourages readers to reimagine what “canon” really means

Challenging the way Christian and non-Christian readers think about the Apocrypha, this is an ambitious introduction to the deuterocanonical texts of the Christian Old Testaments. Lawrence Wills introduces these texts in their original Jewish environment while addressing the very different roles they had in various Christian canons. Though often relegated to a lesser role, a sort of “Bible-Lite,” these texts deserve renewed attention, and this book shows how they hold more interest for both ancient and contemporary communities than previously thought.

Introduction to the Apocrypha: Jewish Books in Christian Bibles

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An ambitious introduction to the Apocrypha that encourages readers to reimagine what “canon” really means Challenging the way Christian and... Read more

    Publisher: Yale University Press
    Publication Date: 10/08/2021
    ISBN13: 9780300248791, 978-0300248791
    ISBN10: 0300248792

    Number of Pages: 328

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    An ambitious introduction to the Apocrypha that encourages readers to reimagine what “canon” really means

    Challenging the way Christian and non-Christian readers think about the Apocrypha, this is an ambitious introduction to the deuterocanonical texts of the Christian Old Testaments. Lawrence Wills introduces these texts in their original Jewish environment while addressing the very different roles they had in various Christian canons. Though often relegated to a lesser role, a sort of “Bible-Lite,” these texts deserve renewed attention, and this book shows how they hold more interest for both ancient and contemporary communities than previously thought.

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