THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE # 9 (Final) APOCRYPHA: Old Testament Apocrypha. In its final quasi-technical (seemingly) meaning of “noncanonical,” in common use since the Reformation, the term specifically refers to the fourteen books written after the OT canon was closed and which, being the least remote from the canonical books, laid strongest claim to canonicity. [...]

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THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE # 8 APOCRYPHA: 9. Moreover, in the Apocrypha occur unscriptural fables, fictions, and doctrinal errors: compare Tobit 6:1-8; Judith 9:10; 2 Macc. 2, Bel and the Dragon, the merit-earning power of alms, prayers for the dead, ere. They utterly want the progressive plan and mutual interconnection of the Old Testament and [...]

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THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE # 7 APOCRYPHA: A. They are not once quoted by the New Testament writers, who frequently quote from the LXX. Our Lord and his apostles confirmed by their authority the ordinary Jewish canon, which was the same in all respects as we now have it. B. These books were written not [...]

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THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE # 6 APOCRYPHA: 1. A series of pseudepigraphic (counterfeit) works, mainly of Jewish origin, appeared during the period between 210 BC and 200 AD. (From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Electronic Database Copyright (c) 1996 by Biblesoft) 2. The whole of the Apocrypha may with more than average certainty be said to [...]

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THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE # 5 THE NEW TESTAMENT: The New Testament is a complete organic whole, so that even one book could not be omitted without loss to the completeness of the Christian cycle of truth. As the Old Testament is made up of the law, and the doctrinal, historical, and prophetical books; so [...]

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