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Christian Zionist:
The Truth About The So-Called Lost Books Of Tanak a.k.a Apocrypha:

The apocrypha (απόκρυφα means "hidden") is a set of books written between approximately 400 B.C.E. and 1 C.E.  Judaism and Protestant Christianity describe Apocrypha as non-cannonical and was not inspried by Ruah HaKodesh.

Tanak Apocrypha

1 Esdras

1 Maccabees

2 Esdras (a.k.a 4 Ezra)

2 Maccabees

3 Maccabees

4 Ezra (a.ka. 2 Esdras)

4 Maccabees

Baruch

Bel and the Dragon (addition to Daniel)

Daniel and Susanna (addition to Daniel)

Esther, Additions to

Judith 

Letter of Jeremiah

Prayer of Azariah (addition to Daniel)

Prayer of Manasseh, The

Psalm 151

Sirach

Tobit

Wisdom of Solomon, The


     But if the Apocrypha is a Scripture, then it should not have any errors and some of the errors are documented below:
 
 
Problems in the Apocrypha
 

When we look into the apocrypha itself, we find numerous problems.  For example, we see it advocating magic where the smoke of a fish heart on a fire drives away devils.

    Magic:
         Tobias 6:5-7, "Then the angel said to him: Take out the entrails of this fish, and lay up his heart, and his gall, and his liver for thee: for these are necessary for useful medicines. 6 And when he had done so, he roasted the flesh thereof, and they took it with them in the way: the rest they salted as much as might serve them, till they came to Rages the city of the Medes. 7 Then Tobias asked the angel, and said to him: I beseech thee, brother Azarias, tell me what remedies are these things good for, which thou hast bid me keep of the fish? 8 And the angel, answering, said to him: If thou put a little piece of its heart upon coals, the smoke thereof driveth away all kind of devils, either from man or from woman, so that they come no more to them." 

Is it true that the smoke from a fish's heart when burned, drives away evil spirits?  Of course not.  Such a superstitious teaching has no place in the word of G-d.

The Apocrypha also teaches that forgiveness of sins is by human effort.

    Salvation by works:
         Tobias 4:11, "For alms deliver from all sin, and from death, and will not suffer the soul to go into darkness."
         Tobias12:9, "For alms delivereth from death, and the same is that which purgeth away sins, and maketh to find mercy and life everlasting."

Now it is the constant teaching of the Law that atonement is made by a blood sacrifice. For example Leviticus 17:11 states: “For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”

But Sirach teaches that honouring parents and giving alms atones for sin. Sirach teaches that a person can be justified by another method apart from substitutionary sacrifice.




    Money as an offering for the sins of the dead:
         2 Macabees 12:43, "And making a gathering, he sent twelve thousand drachms of silver to Jerusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead, thinking well and religiously concerning the resurrection."

Can anyone truly except that money isn't offering for the sins of dead people?  such a superstitious and unbiblical concept has no place in Scripture.

There are also historical errors in the apocrypha:

         Judith 1:5, "Now in the twelfth year of his reign, Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, who reigned in Ninive the great city, fought against Arphaxad and overcame him."

    Baruch 6:2, "And when you are come into Babylon, you shall be there many years, and for a long time, even to seven generations: and after that I will bring you away from thence with peace."

The book of Judith incorrectly says that Nebuchadnezzar was the king of the Assyrians when he was the king of the Babylonians.1   

Baruch 6:2 says the Jews would serve in Babylon for seven generations where Jer. 25:11 says it was for 70 years.  "And this whole land shall be a desolation and a horror, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years."

For example, Tobit claims to have been alive when Jeroboam revolted (931 B.C.) and when Assyria conquered Israel (722 B.C.). These two events were separated by over 200 years and yet the total lifespan of Tobit was 158 years (Tobit 1:3-5; 14:11)!

Conclusion

Obviously the apocrypha has serious problems.  From magic, to salvation by works, to money as an offering for the sins of the dead, and blatant incorrect historical facts, it is full of false and unbiblical teachings.  It isn't inspired.

Apocrypha On Women:

The apocrypha contains offensive materials unbecoming of G-d’s authorship.

Ecclesiasticus 25:19 Any iniquity is insignificant compared to a wife's iniquity.

Ecclesiasticus 25:24 From a woman sin had its beginning. Because of her we all die.

Ecclesiasticus 22:3 It is a disgrace to be the father of an undisciplined, and the birth of a daughter is a loss.


Islam's pedophile prophet muhammed (piss be upon him) borrowed many materials from the Apocrypha.

mord:
Do Jews or Christians use the  Apocrypha?Jews don'nt it's not in the tanach

Fruit of thy loins:
The Catholic church actually considers many of these apocryphal books canonical.  They are included in Catholic Bibles.

mord:
I never knew that

Christian Zionist:

--- Quote from: mord on February 03, 2007, 08:40:12 PM ---Do Jews or Christians use the  Apocrypha?Jews don'nt it's not in the tanach

--- End quote ---

Jews do not use Apocrypha.  Jesus, His immediate disciples and the early Church fathers never recongized Apocrypha as inspired. Unfortunately Apocrypha is included in the Catholic bible. 

Protestant Christian scholars follow the Jewish Canon and hence reject the Apocrypha as part of the Tanak.

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