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The Apocrypha has been a source of debate between Catholic and Protestant Christians since the days of Martin Luther. But what is the Apocrypha? Why is it controversial? And what do Latter-day Saints have to say on the matter?
Video transcript and additional notes: https://bit.ly/3otWfEI
— “Why Does the Roman Catholic Church Accept the Books of the Old Testament Apocrypha (the Deuterocanonical Books) as Holy Scripture?” via BlueLetterBible (written by Protestants): https://bit.ly/3DCGnq6
— “The Apocrypha?” via CatholicNewsAgency (Catholic perspective): https://bit.ly/3x3731X
— “Why Were the Books of the Old Testament Apocrypha Rejected as Holy Scripture by the Protestants?” via BlueLetterBible (Protestant): https://bit.ly/3J6TIZ1
— “Did the Ancient Jews, Jesus, and His Disciples Have a Fixed Canon of Scripture, or was the Canon Still Open?” via BlueLetterBible (Protestant): https://bit.ly/36S0Mvv
— “Why 7 “Extra” Books of the Catholic Bible? Deuterocanonical Apologetics with Dr Taylor Marshall” via Dr Taylor Marshall YouTube channel (Catholic): https://bit.ly/3j6CBvG
— “5 REASONS Why the Apocrypha is NOT INSPIRED and Should be REJECTED!” via The Beat by Allen Parr YouTube channel (Protestant): https://bit.ly/3r3Swzv
— “Apocrypha” via CatholicAnswers (Catholic): https://bit.ly/3r53ch9
— “Apocrypha” via Encyclopedia Britannica: https://bit.ly/3j52FaA
— “Septuagint” via Encyclopedia Britannica: https://bit.ly/3v0tKS6
— “Hebrew Bible” via Encyclopedia Britannica: https://bit.ly/3j1O6on
— “What are the Apocrypha and Deuterocanonical Books?” via American Bible Society: https://bit.ly/3KeApOL
— Scans of the Protestant bible that Joseph Smith used during the JST (link takes you to beginning of Apocrypha): https://bit.ly/3LFf4yb
— The link that will immediately answer all of your questions: https://bit.ly/3LAlCOw
Notes:
— Latter-day Saint scholar Steven Harper put it well:
“Rather than declaring the highly varied books of the Apocrypha either true or false, the Lord [in D&C 91] focuses on truth and error within the texts. Nor does he seem worried about errors in or sufficiency of scripture, a term Latter-day Saints do not even use, He gives instead an infallible principle that can be applied to all fallible fields and texts, including apocryphal or pseudepigraphal literature as well as science or art. The principle is that the companionship of the infallible Holy Spirit will enlighten and benefit those who seek truth, wherever it may be … this revelation places highest priority not on parsing ancient texts but on each individual’s receptivity to the Godhead through the Holy Ghost.” Source: “Making Sense of the Doctrine and Covenants” by Steven C. Harper, pg. 342.
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