4/22/2018 - Section 91:1-6
April 22, 2018 Section 91:1-6 Apocrypha, Scripture Study, I didn’t know the scope of the Apocrypha until I read something by Bruce R McConkie: It consists of ‘scriptures’ from ancient times that “are not held equal to the sacred scriptures” due to doubtful authenticity or even of a spurious nature.. In some editions of the Bible they have been included because they were thought to be “useful and good for reading ” “ They are generally accepted to be: 1 st & 2 nd Esdras (sometimes called 3 rd and 4 th Esdras, because in the Douay Bible, Ezra is 1st Esdas, and Nehemiah, 2 nd Esdras); Tobit; Judith; the rest of the chapters of Esther; Wisdom of Solomon; Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach or Ecclesiasticus; Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremiah; additional parts of Daniel, including the Song of the Three Holy Children, the History os Susanna, and the History of the Destrution of Bel and the Dragon; Prayer of Manasses; 1 st and 2 nd Machebess).” WHEW! ...