The books of the Apocrypha, their origin, teaching and contents

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Author

Oesterley, W. O. E. (William Oscar Emil), 1866-1950

Title

The books of the Apocrypha : their origin, teaching and contents

Original Publication

London: Robert Scott, 1915.

Credits

Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

BS: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testament

Subject

Bible. Apocrypha -- Introductions

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 75434

Release Date

February 21, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.PREFACE
6. 6.CONTENTS
7. 7.Introductory
8. 8.PART I PROLEGOMENA TO THE APOCRYPHA
9. 9.CHAPTER I The Hellenistic Movement — I. Hellenism in its Secular Aspect — II. Hellenism in its Religious Aspect — Summary
10. 10.CHAPTER II Hellenistic Influence upon the Jews of Palestine — I. Hellenism and Judaism — II. The Essenes — Summary
11. 11.CHAPTER III Hellenistic Influence upon the Jews of the Dispersion — I. The Dispersion — II. Hellenistic Influence on Religion — III. The Septuagint — IV. Philo of Alexandria — Summary
12. 12.CHAPTER IV Traces of Greek Influence in the Old Testament and in the Apocrypha — I. References to the Greeks in the Old Testament — II. Traces of Greek Influence in the Old Testament — III. Traces of Greek Influence in the Apocrypha — Summary
13. 13.CHAPTER V The Apocalyptic Movement — I. The Beginnings of the Apocalyptic Movement — II. The Apocalyptists — III. The Doctrinal Teaching of the Apocalyptic Literature — Summary
14. 14.CHAPTER VI The Scribes — The Scribes — Summary
15. 15.CHAPTER VII The Pharisees and Sadducees — I. The Meaning of the Terms “Pharisees” and “Sadducees” — II. The Sources — III. The Doctrines of the Pharisees and Sadducees — IV. Some Subsidiary Considerations — Summary
16. 16.CHAPTER VIII The Origin of the Old Testament Canon of Scripture — I. The Hebrew Canon in its Present Form — II. The Idea of a Canon — III. The Formation of the Hebrew Canon — IV. To Whom was the Final Fixing of the Hebrew Canon due? — Summary — Additional Note
17. 17.CHAPTER IX Uncanonical Books (I) — I. The Meaning of the Term Gānaz . — II. The Meaning of the Term Apokryphos — III. The Connection between the Terms Gānaz AND Apokryphos — IV. How the Term “Apocrypha” came to be Applied to Sacred Books of the Second Rank — V. The Reading of Uncanonical Books — Summary
18. 18.CHAPTER X Uncanonical Books (II). The Apocalyptic Literature — Preliminary Remarks — ( a ) The Book of Enoch — ( b ) The Sibylline Oracles — ( c ) The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs — ( d ) The Psalms of Solomon — ( e ) The Book of Jubilees — ( f ) The Assumption of Moses — ( g ) The Ascension of Isaiah — ( h ) The Book of the Secrets of Enoch — ( i ) The Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch — ( j ) The Apocalypse of Moses — ( k ) The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch
19. 19.CHAPTER XI The Wisdom Literature; the Jewish Conception of Wisdom — I. The Wisdom Literature — II. The Origin of the Hebrew Conception of Wisdom — III. The Jewish Conception of Wisdom — Summary
20. 20.CHAPTER XII The Doctrinal Teaching of the Apocrypha — Preliminary Remarks — ( a ) The Doctrine of God. — ( b ) The Doctrine of the Law. — ( c ) The Doctrine of Sin. — ( d ) The Doctrine of Grace and Free-will. — ( e ) The Doctrine of the Messiah. — ( f ) The Doctrine of the Future Life. — ( g ) The Doctrine of Angels. — ( h ) Demonology. — Summary
21. 21.PART II INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOKS OF THE APOCRYPHA
22. 22.Introductory
23. 23.CHAPTER I The Wisdom of Jesus, the Son of Sirach; or Ecclesiasticus — I. The Title of the Book — II. The Author and his Book — III. The Date of the Book — IV. The Original Language of the Book; the recently found Hebrew Manuscripts — V. The Authorized and Revised Versions of Ecclesiasticus — VI. The “Sadducæan” Doctrinal Standpoint in Ecclesiasticus — VII. The Pharisaic Additions to Ecclesiasticus. — VIII. The Value of the Book for the Study of the New Testament
24. 24.CHAPTER II The Book of Tobit — I. The Story of Achikar the Wise — II. The Relationship between the Book of Tobit and the Story of Achikar the Wise. — III. The Contents of the Book of Tobit — IV. The Religious Standpoint of the Writer — V. The Date of the Book, its Integrity, and Place of Origin — VI. The Value of the Book for New Testament Study
25. 25.CHAPTER III The Book of Judith — I. Contents and Character of the Book — II. Variety of Form of the Judith Story — III. The Teaching and Purpose of the Book — IV. The Date of the Book — V. The Original Language of the Book
26. 26.CHAPTER IV The Additions to the Book of Daniel — I. Preliminary Remarks — II. The Prayer of Azariah — III. The Song of the Three Children — IV. The Story of Susanna — V. Bel and the Dragon
27. 27.CHAPTER V The Additions to the Book of Esther — I. The Nature and Object of the Additions — II. Authorship and Date of the Additions
28. 28.CHAPTER VI The Prayer of Manasses — I. The Contents of the Prayer — II. The Origin of the Prayer — III. The Date of the Prayer — IV. The Writer and the Language in which he Wrote
29. 29.CHAPTER VII The First Book of Maccabees — I. Title and Authorship of the Book — II. The Date of the Book — III. The Original Language and Literary Character of the Book — IV. The Sources of the Book [445] — V. The History of the Maccabæan Struggle
30. 30.CHAPTER VIII The Greek Ezra (1 (3) Esdras) — I. The Title of the Book — II. Contents of the Book — III. The “Hebrew Ezra,” the “Greek Ezra,” and 2 Esdras — IV. The Historicity of the Book — V. The Purpose of the Book — VI. The Story of the Three Young Men of Darius’ Bodyguard — VII. The Date of the Book
31. 31.CHAPTER IX The Book of Wisdom (The Wisdom of Solomon) — I. The Title and Authorship of the Book — II. The Date of the Book — III. The Question of Composite Authorship — IV. The Purposes for which the Book was Written — V. The Influence of the Book on St. Paul
32. 32.CHAPTER X The Second Book of Maccabees — I. The Origin of the Book — II. The Contents of the Book — III. Comparison between 1 and 2 Maccabees — IV. The Historical Value of 2 Maccabees — V. The Purpose of the Book — VI. The Integrity of the Book — VII. The Date and Original Language of the Book — VIII. The Influence of the Book on New Testament Writers
33. 33.CHAPTER XI The Book of Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremiah — I. Short Account of the Book, and its Contents — II. Examination of the Component Parts of the Book — The Epistle of Jeremiah
34. 34.CHAPTER XII The Ezra Apocalypse (2 (4) Esdras) — I. The Title of the Book — II. Chapters i. ii. — III. Chapters xv. xvi. — IV. The Component Parts of Chapters iii.-xiv. — V. The Vision of the Man rising from the Sea. — VI. The Eagle Vision — VII. The Salathiel Apocalypse — VIII. An Ezra Legend
35. 35.Indexes — GENERAL INDEX
36. 36.INDEX OF PASSAGES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
37. 37.INDEX OF PASSAGES FROM THE APOCRYPHA
38. 38.INDEX OF PASSAGES FROM THE PSEUDEPIGRAPHA
39. 39.INDEX OF PASSAGES FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT
40. 40.INDEX OF PASSAGES FROM RABBINICAL LITERATURE
41. 41.FOOTNOTES:
42. 42.Untitled

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