2. Deuterocanonicals or Old Testament Apocrypha The Difference Between “Catholic Bibles” and “Protestant Bibles”

3. Apocrypha Hidden - from those not wise, or for future Hidden - therefore, heretical Not public - not authoritative Deuterocanonical Second historically? Second in authority?

4. Varying Bibles Jewish Law, Prophets, and Writings Question of Longer Bible Eastern Christian Greek Manuscripts Bible within the Tradition Western Christian Augustine and Jerome Reformation Decisions

5. Additions to Daniel

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7. Internal Addition Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Hebrew Youths added as one unit to all known copies of the Greek after 3:23

8. Readings 24-32 (1-9) Prayer of Azariah 43-45 (20-22) 52-62 (29-40) Song of the Three Hebrews 87-90 (66-68) Addition shifts emphasis of chapter 3 from Nebuchadnezzar to 3 men

9. Order of Parts Old Greek Daniel Bel Susanna Later Greek Susanna Daniel 1-4, 7-8, 5-6, 9-12 Bel Latin Daniel Susanna Bel

11. Reading Susanna (Daniel 13) Plot of the elders 19-27 The trial begins Daniel appears 44-49 Daniel as Perry Mason 51-59 Conclusions Totally within Jewish community

13. Reading Bel and the Dragon (Daniel 14) Bel, the hungry idol 13-21 Blowing up the dragon 25-27 Daniel in the lion’s pit 33-37 –Parallels chapter 6 –Role of Habakkuk Comedic nature

14. The Rest of Esther

15. Questions of Use and Canonicity of Esther lingering rabbinic questions reticence to include in some of Eastern churches lack of copies among Dead Sea Scrolls non-quotation in New Testament possible reasons for hesitation?

16. The Pieces A [before 1:1] = 11:2-12:6 (a 1-17) B [after 3:13] = 13:1-7 (b 1-7) C and D [after 4:17] = 13:8-14:19 (c 1-30 and d 1-16) E [after 8:12] = 16:1-24 (e 1-24) F [after 10:3] = 10:4-11:1 (f 1-11)

17. Reading Greek Esther Prayer of Mordecai –Read 13:11-15 [C 5-8] {4:17d-f} Prayer of Esther –Read 14:11-19 [C 22-30] {4:17q-z} Does the addition of religion ruin a good story?

18. Other Additions to the Hebrew Books 1 Esdras –Primarily Different version of Ezra Baruch and Letter of Jeremiah –Although Hebrew Jeremiah is longer than Greek Psalm 151 Prayer of Manasseh

19. NEXT WEEK History of the period Historical books –Especially 1-2 Maccabees Historical fiction –Especially Judith