Should we read the Apocryphal books??

What are the Apocryphal (or ‘Deutero-Canonical’) books? Where did they come from? Why aren’t they in every Bible? Even if one is not Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Slavonic, or Coptic, it is still important to read and understand the world of 2nd Temple Judaism…because it was the world into which the Gospel was first proclaimed! The Apocrypha is incredibly insightful, but it can be intimidating to those who were not raised with these books in their Bibles! In this episode, JM takes a look at a couple of resources that will help anyone who is looking to better understand these ancient literary works and why they should be read today. Resources mentioned: * Lexham Old Testament Apocrypha - https://tinyurl.com/mr3emtsm * Introducing the Apocrypha - https://tinyurl.com/2mk3kxdv * The Jewish Annotated Apocrypha - https://tinyurl.com/2j3hjdtd Video reviews mentioned: * The Oxford Jewish Study Bible review - https://youtu.be/onqTEGt7Iak * The CEB Study Bible review - https://youtu.be/3iugyFw6iOc ***If you like the shirt JM is wearing in this video, check out our Disciple Dojo online store and get one for yourself or a fellow Hebrew Bible nerd! - https://www.zazzle.com/DiscipleDojo ------ Go deeper at www.discipledojo.org   Subscribe to the Disciple Dojo podcast for more in-depth teaching and discussions:  SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/discipledojo   Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/26BDZz70HmnT5eoD9BEKQ7   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/disciple-dojo/id1002934837 Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=181458&refid=stpr   Amazon - https://tinyurl.com/uz8dbfet   Disciple Dojo is a 501c3 Nonprofit organization. As such we rely on donor support to make this teaching available freely online. Please consider supporting this ministry if you benefit from our free resources at http://www.discipledojo.org/donate