Invitation to the Apocrypha

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Invitation to the Apocrypha

Author	: Daniel J. Harrington
File Size	: 47,8 Mb
Publisher	: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Language	: English
Release Date	: 01 May 1999
ISBN	: 0802846335
Pages	: 234 pages

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Invitation to the Apocrypha by Daniel J. Harrington Book PDF Summary

In this volume a leading biblical scholar helps readers rediscover the ancient books of the Old Testament Apocrypha. INVITATION TO THE APOCRYPHA provides a clear, basic introduction to these important--but often neglected--ancient books that is ideal for personal study, churches, and classroom settings. Using the latest and best scholarship yet writing for those new to the Apocrypha, Daniel Harrington guides readers through the background, content, and message of each book. A distinctive feature of this primer is that it focuses throughout on the problem of suffering, highlighting what each book of the Apocrypha says about this universal human experience.

Invitation to the Apocrypha by Daniel J. Harrington

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