Concordia Theological Monthly
Publication Date
9-1-1941
Document Type
Article
Keywords
ezra, greek, hebrew, esdras, maccabees, apocrypha, kautzsch, nehemiah, tobit
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
The books which are ordinarily included in the Apocrypha of the Old Testament are the following: 1 Esdras, 9 chapters; Tobit, 14 chapters; Judith, 16 chapters; Wisdom of Solomon, 19 chapters; Wisdom of the Son of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), 51 chapters; Baruch, 5 chapters; Epistle of Jeremiah, 1 chapter; Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children, 1 chapter; Susanna, 1 chapter; Bel and the Dragon, 1 chapter; 1 Maccabees, 16 chapters; 2 Maccabees, 15 chapters; 3 Maccabees, 7 chapters; 4 Maccabees, 18 chapters; Prayer of Manasseh, 1 chapter; Additions to Esther found in various chapters of the canonical book.
Disciplines
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Ezra 1:1-58; 2 Chronicles 35:1-36:21; Ezra 3:1-ezra 5:6;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Manz, K. G.
(1941)
"The Opinions of Modern Scholars on the Origin of the Various Apocryphal Books,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 12, Article 58.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol12/iss1/58
