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What Is the Apocrypha? The Bible's Hidden Books Explained
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Known as the Apocrypha, these ancient Jewish and Christian writings contain some of scripture's most unusual stories — featuring angelic messengers, demonic entities, apocalyptic visions, and lost history.

Found in the Catholic Bible and Eastern Orthodox canon but rejected by Protestant Christianity, the Apocrypha sits at the heart of one of history's great religious debates. Where do these apocryphal and deuterocanonical texts come from? Who wrote them, and when? And what kinds of stories do they actually contain?

From the Book of Tobit and Judith to the Maccabees, the Wisdom of Solomon, and the Book of Enoch — let's journey through the Bible's hidden books and explore the lost scriptures found inside…

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

00:45 What is the Apocrypha?

02:20 Tobit

04:28 Judith

06:27 Wisdom Books

07:18 1&2 Maccabees

09:15 Additional Chapters of Daniel

11:38 History of the Apocrypha

14:03 1&2 Esdras

16:17 3 Maccabees

17:56 Jubilees

20:39 Shepherd of Hermas

22:41 Final Thoughts

24:10 Outro

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SOURCES & FURTHER READING

The Complete Bible Handbook by Jim Bowker

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MUSIC

Intro - Epic of Gilgamesh in Sumerian by Peter Pringle

Outro - Disconnect - Peaceful Ambient Music by CO.AG Peaceful Ambient Background Music

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All other music via Epidemic Sound

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