There's More to Discover in the Bible
Check out these books of the Bible, which are not found in all versions, but are in others, such as The Jerusalem Bible:
Tobit is a story of Tobiah who journeys with Raphael to retrieve some money for his father (Tobit). Along the way he is attacked by a fish and gets married; when he returns home, he restores his father's eyesight.
Judith is an account of beautiful and pious women, who daringly and single-handedly delivers the Jewish people from their enemy, using her beauty and charm, while remaining pure and chaste.
1 Maccabees is both an historical and literary work about stoic faith; it addresses the politics and military situation around Israel circa the second century BCE.
2 Maccabees covers approximately the same time as First Maccabees, but from a different perspective and includes signs, wonders, and miracles.
Wisdom (aka The Wisdom of Solomon) is like other wisdom literature in the Bible.
Sirach (aka Ecclesiasticus, not to be confused with Ecclesiastes), is a compilation of sayings similar to Proverbs, concluding with a tribute to notable Jewish figures.
Baruch, written by Baruch (Jeremiah's scribe), is effectively a sequel to the book of Jeremiah, written after the people are exiled.
Tobit is a story of Tobiah who journeys with Raphael to retrieve some money for his father (Tobit). Along the way he is attacked by a fish and gets married; when he returns home, he restores his father's eyesight.
Judith is an account of beautiful and pious women, who daringly and single-handedly delivers the Jewish people from their enemy, using her beauty and charm, while remaining pure and chaste.
1 Maccabees is both an historical and literary work about stoic faith; it addresses the politics and military situation around Israel circa the second century BCE.
2 Maccabees covers approximately the same time as First Maccabees, but from a different perspective and includes signs, wonders, and miracles.
Wisdom (aka The Wisdom of Solomon) is like other wisdom literature in the Bible.
Sirach (aka Ecclesiasticus, not to be confused with Ecclesiastes), is a compilation of sayings similar to Proverbs, concluding with a tribute to notable Jewish figures.
Baruch, written by Baruch (Jeremiah's scribe), is effectively a sequel to the book of Jeremiah, written after the people are exiled.
Posted by Peter DeHaan at 2/19/2011 6:16 AM 
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Categories: teaching
Tags: Apocrypha miracle wisdom Jew faith author Peter DeHaan the Bible blog Peter DeHaan Peter DeHaan blog postmodern biblical spirituality Bible meditations Bible information
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