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Shawn
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Hi, guys —
You have a wonderful database of answers, but I could not find a web
posting specifically geared to answering my
question.
In the New Testament, neither
Jesus, nor any of the disciples, including
Paul, mentioned anything about the Apocrypha.
There is nothing blatantly said about it
in the Scriptures.
- That said, why does the Catholic Church
include the Apocrypha in the Bible?
Thank you for your time and God Bless you.
Shawn
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Since neither Jesus, nor any of the disciples mention the Apocrypha, why is it part of the Bible? }
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Mike
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Hi, Shawn —
You said:
- That said, why
does the Catholic Church include
the Apocrypha in the Bible?
Because it has always been part of
the Bible.
I sense you have been going to a
Protestant Bible Study.
Catholics don't refer to these books
as the Apocrypha but the Deuterocanonical
books.
These postings provide the best answer
to your question:
Remember, my friend, when you attend
a Protestant Bible Study, the underlying
assumption is that Catholic teachings, including our interpretations of the Scriptures is incorrect, if not demonic.
Mike
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Eric
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Shawn —
There are multiple references between
the Deuterocanonical books (what
you call the Apocrypha) and the New
Testament. Please check out these
links. Note that the Golden Rule
which Jesus cites — Do
unto others as you would have them
do unto you. (Matthew 7:12; Luke 6:31) — is almost
a direct quote from Tobit 4:15. Wisdom 2:12-20 is a stunning
and detailed prophecy of Jesus's
death.
Hebrews 11:35-38, part of a series
extolling Old Testament saints, is
only found in
2 Maccabees 6:18 — 7:42.
Here are some other points of contact:
There are more; that's just a few.
The
- Assyrian Church of the East
- Syrian Orthodox
- Armenian Apostolic
- Eastern Orthodox, and
- even the Ethiopian Jews (except
for Ecclesiasticus)
accept these books into their canon,
so this is not a recent Catholic
innovation. All of ancient Christianity
testifies to these books — except
perhaps for a single irascible individual,
Jerome, who opposed absolutely everyone
and was influenced by the Jews who
had rejected Christ, who was prophesied
very strongly in these books. They
are listed in the same early lists
of the canon from which we get the
current New Testament in the Councils
of Hippo and Carthage; the Decree
of Damasus.
A good book on this topic, which
you should read with an open mind,
if you are in any way open to the
truth, is Why
Catholic Bibles are Bigger by
Gary Michuta. This will cover everything
that needs to be covered.
In addition to the links Mike provided
in his reply, try these:
Here are some more references (quite
overwhelming) to the Deuterocanonicals
in the New Testament:
Eric
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Shawn
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Mike and Eric,
Thank you so much!!!
That was a huge help, you all are
awesome.
Blessings,
Shawn
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