Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Apocrypha
Having only read Bibles without the Apocrypha in them, the initial concept threw me for a spin. Who knew we as Christians had secret books? It is kind of an odd idea. But after having read them, such as Baruch, it is obvious that they aren't wildly off of what I've been raised to believe. If I'm gonna be honest, hearing books of the Bible like Belle and the Dragon, make me seriously question what is it that I am doing as a Christian and if I'm actually a part of a cult. But After getting the Jerusalem Bible and reading all of the Apocryphal books in my spare time, (starting with Belle and the Dragon of course) I am releaved to know that these hidden holy books are really not all that crazy or outlandish. I have no idea if any of you in this class were in my place ever but I can't help but laugh at the crazy theories my brain started spitting out the minute I learned about the Apocrypha, especially knowing that in reality its just extra books of the Bible.
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I felt the same way. I took New Testament during Jan Term and the way they explained why these books were not included was because the writers were not reliable or were "crazy".
ReplyDeleteKiersten,
ReplyDeleteI agree w/ you and Allyson. I think that they are interesting additions to the Bible, and while they may not be as "reliable" as texts, they do add interesting dimensions to the Bible. For example, I don't find Baruch at all crazy.