Lost and Rejected Books: The Biblical Apocrypha in Context
Learn the history of this unique literature in this one-day workshop at 9:00am Eastern U.S. time on November 30, 2024, featuring experts Dr. John J. Gallagher and Zoe Tsiami
— What was excluded from the Bible.
— Why the Apocrypha was controversial.
— Who wrote the Apocrypha and to what ends.
— Why the Early Church accepted the authority of some books but not others.
— What made an authoritative biblical text.
— Why Protestant reformers disagreed with some narratives long after they had been accepted.
— How the Apocrypha is used today.
— What the Apocrypha tells us about the Bible.
— How the Bible was retold in apocryphal writings.
— How Christians reused Jewish Apocrypha and why.
— The significance of the Apocrypha to religious history and historical theology.