Old Testament Apocrypha: Difference between revisions
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Old Testament Apocrypha (also called Deuterocanonical books) are books found in the Greek Septuagint but not in the Hebrew Bible. They are included in the Old Testament by Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians but are rejected as canonical Scripture by Protestants and Jews. | Old Testament Apocrypha (also called Deuterocanonical books) are books found in the Greek Septuagint but not in the Hebrew Bible. They are included in the Old Testament by Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians but are rejected as canonical Scripture by Protestants and Jews. | ||
==List of Old Testament Apocryphal Books== | ==List of Old Testament Apocryphal Books== | ||
'''Canonical for the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church:''' | '''Canonical for the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church:''' | ||
Tobit | Tobit | ||
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2 Maccabees | 2 Maccabees | ||
Wisdom | Wisdom | ||
'''Canonical only for the Eastern Orthodox Church:''' | '''Canonical only for the Eastern Orthodox Church:''' | ||
Prayer of Manasseh | Prayer of Manasseh | ||