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Invitation to the Apocrypha / Daniel J. Harrington.

By: Publication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge : W.B. Eerdmans, c1999.Description: viii, 222 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0802846335
  • 9780802846334
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Contents:
1. Reading the Old Testament Apocrypha -- 2. Tobit: We Are Family -- 3. Judith: By the Hand of a Woman -- 4. The Additions to Esther: These Things Have Come from God -- 5. The Wisdom of Solomon: Immortality, Wisdom, and History -- 6. Ecclesiasticus/Sirach: Fear of the Lord -- 7. Baruch: Sin, Exile, Repentance, and Return -- 8. The Letter of Jeremiah: The Folly of Idolatry -- 9. The Additions to Daniel: Who Is the Living God? -- 10. 1 Maccabees: God's Dynasty -- 11. 2 Maccabees: God's Temple -- 12. 1 Esdras: Rebuilding the People of God -- 13. The Prayer of Manasseh: The Prayer of the Repentant Sinner -- 14. Psalm 151: God's Care for David -- 15. 3 Maccabees: Israel in Crisis and the Divine Deliverer -- 16. 2 Esdras: Prophecies and Visions of Ezra -- 17. 4 Maccabees: The Sovereignty of Devout Reason.
Summary: "In treating the individual books of the Apocrypha, Harrington shows their links to the Hebrew Bible and notes their importance for understanding the New Testament."--Cover.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book St Cyril's Theological Library Main collection BS | OT 229.06/HA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00240

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Reading the Old Testament Apocrypha -- 2. Tobit: We Are Family -- 3. Judith: By the Hand of a Woman -- 4. The Additions to Esther: These Things Have Come from God -- 5. The Wisdom of Solomon: Immortality, Wisdom, and History -- 6. Ecclesiasticus/Sirach: Fear of the Lord -- 7. Baruch: Sin, Exile, Repentance, and Return -- 8. The Letter of Jeremiah: The Folly of Idolatry -- 9. The Additions to Daniel: Who Is the Living God? -- 10. 1 Maccabees: God's Dynasty -- 11. 2 Maccabees: God's Temple -- 12. 1 Esdras: Rebuilding the People of God -- 13. The Prayer of Manasseh: The Prayer of the Repentant Sinner -- 14. Psalm 151: God's Care for David -- 15. 3 Maccabees: Israel in Crisis and the Divine Deliverer -- 16. 2 Esdras: Prophecies and Visions of Ezra -- 17. 4 Maccabees: The Sovereignty of Devout Reason.

"In treating the individual books of the Apocrypha, Harrington shows their links to the Hebrew Bible and notes their importance for understanding the New Testament."--Cover.

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