What these oft-overlooked books say about the brutal and seductive world into which Jesus was born.

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Overview

When a writing project brought Tim Stafford face-to-face with the Apocrypha, he got a chance to expand his knowledge of Jewish history, Jesus’ world, and the difficulties of keeping faith in a hostile culture. This study explores the origins and history of the Apocrypha, then asks what Christians can learn from first-century Jews.

Table of Contents

SCRIPTURE: Exodus 20:1,22, 21:1; 2 Samuel 1:18; 2 Chronicles 16:11; Malachi 4:5-6; Matthew 11:10; John 1:1-18

LEADER'S GUIDE

    • Identify the Current Issue

    • Discover the Eternal Principles

—Teaching point one: Where did the Apocrypha come from?

—Teaching point two: What happened to the Apocrypha?

—Teaching point three: If the Apocrypha isn’t Scripture, why should we care about it?

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