The OT Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical books are truly fascinating, even if not widely read. Few people outside of the Catholic and Orthodox traditions knows about the first one; the other two here though are better known and, in fact, historically significant. Some descriptions from my book The New Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction.
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The Letter of Jeremiah
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The thread this week on the OT Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical books and the Misquoting Jesus episode on Pilate have been gems. (Meghan’s cats are lagniappe.) These are the reasons I’ve subscribed to your blog and MQJ since you started them, and the knowledge that all my contributions go to carefully selected charities is extra special.
Keep up the good work, professor.
Professor Ehrman i know it’s not your expertice because it’s in the old testament, but i would like to better understand the book of Daniel. Any suggestions you could make of texts to read or scholars expert on the matter
Thanks
I have a discussion of it in my book The Bible: A Historical and Literary Intrductoin. If you want a full analysis, I’d suggest John Collins commentary on Daniel in the Anchor Bible commentary series.
Hello Dr. Bart Ehrman! I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you knew the answer to this. Can Icon veneration as EO and the RCC practice it today be traced back as an apostolic tradition like the 7th ecumenical council claims? Thank you.
Do you mean does it go back to the time of the apostles themselves? Absolutely not.
“and they, his enemies, are eventually ripped to shreds by the lions”
As long as you number the wives and children as Daniel’s enemies, this is true. There is some Judeo-Christan ethics for you.