{"product_id":"the-apocrypha","title":"Apocrypha-OE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe powerful collection of books from the Greek version of the Jewish Bible\u0026amp;mdash;the earliest complete version of the Bible we possess\u0026amp;mdash;but that were not included in the final, canonical version of the Hebrew Bible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were called \u0026amp;ldquo;Apocrypha,\u0026amp;rdquo; the hidden or secret books, and while they formed part of the original King James version of 1611, they are no longer included in modern Bibles. Yet they include such important works as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe First Book of Maccabees\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWisdom of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEcclesiasticus\u003c\/i\u003e, and the stories of Susanna, Tobit, and Judith, and other works of great importance for the history of the Jews in the period between the rebuilding of the Temple and the time of Jesus, and thus for the background of the New Testament. These works have also had a remarkable impact on writers and artists. Beyond this, they are often as powerful as anything in the canonical Bible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe translation into contemporary English is by Edgar J. Goodspeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface by Edgar J. Goodspeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction by Moses Hadas\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe First Book of Esdras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Second Book of Esdras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Tobit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Judith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Additions to the Book of Esther\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Wisdom of Solomon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEcclesiasticus or the Wisdom of Sirach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Book of Baruch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story of Susanna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Song of the Three Children\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Story of Bel and the Dragon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Prayer of Manasseh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe First Book of Maccabees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Second Book of MaccabeesEDGAR J. GOODSPEED, Biblical scholar and translator, was born in Quincy, Illinois, in 1871, attended Denison University, received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1898, and taught at the University of Chicago from 1899 to 1937. He brought out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Testament: An American Translation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1923, and continued to work on a translation of the entire Bible, completing his work with the publication of this translation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Apocrypha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1938. His other works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to the New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1937), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Life of Jesus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1950), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs I Remember\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1953), his autobiography. Goodspeed died in 1962.US\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"52\" data-start=\"41\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e : 9780679724520\u003cbr data-is-only-node=\"\" data-end=\"71\" data-start=\"68\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"82\" data-start=\"71\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/strong\u003e : 0679724524\u003cbr data-end=\"98\" data-start=\"95\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"111\" data-start=\"98\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e : Vintage\u003cbr data-end=\"124\" data-start=\"121\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"136\" data-start=\"124\"\u003ePub Date\u003c\/strong\u003e : October 1989\u003cbr data-end=\"154\" data-start=\"151\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"163\" data-start=\"154\"\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e : 528\u003cbr data-end=\"172\" data-start=\"169\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"183\" data-start=\"172\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e : Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48153741394157,"sku":"9780679724520","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/0679724524.jpg?v=1748537860","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-apocrypha","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}