Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance

David A. DeSilva

ISBN 10: 080109741X / ISBN 13: 9780801097416

Published by Baker Academic, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080109741X
• ISBN 13: 9780801097416
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the Old Testament apocryphal books summarizes their context, message, and significance. The first edition has been very well reviewed and widely adopted. It is the most substantial introduction to the Apocrypha available and has become a standard authority on the topic. The second edition has been substantially revised and updated throughout to reflect the latest scholarship. The book includes a foreword by James H. Charlesworth.

About the Author

David A. deSilva (PhD, Emory University) is Trustees' Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. He is the bestselling author of more than 25 books, including An Introduction to the New Testament, and has been involved in several major Bible translation projects.