Mar 15, 2016 the truth about the apocrypha and the lost books of the bible duration. The episode illustrates the power of trust in god and of prayer in the midst of suffering, as well as gods use of the human wisdom displayed by daniel. Now joakim was a great rich man, and had a fair garden joining unto his house. Set apart from the beginning of daniel, because it is not in the hebrew, as neither the narration of bel and the dragon. While many catholics accepted the apocrypha deuterocanonicals previously, the roman catholic church officially added the apocrypha deuterocanonicals to their bible at the council of trent in the mid 1500s a. Attached to these translations is a short treatise on the history of the canonicity of these works. Susanna chapter 1 1611 kjv king james version 1 there dwelt a man in babylon, called ioacim 2 and hee tooke a wife, whose name was susanna, the daughter of chelcias, a very faire woman, and one that feared the lord. Prayer of azariah and the song of the three young men uttered in the furnace while they praised god and walked about in the fire. Because of these and other reasons, the apocryphal books are only valuable as ancient. Susanna chapter 1 1611 kjv king james version 1 there dwelt a man in babylon, called ioacim 2 and hee tooke a wife, whose name was susanna, the daughter of chelcias, a very faire woman, and one that feared the lord 3 her parents also were righteous, and taught their daughter according to the law of moses 4 now ioacim was a great rich man, and had a faire. The book of daniel, written by the prophet daniel himself 12.
Of these books, tobias, judith, the wisdom of solomon, baruch, and maccabees, remain in the catholic bible. The books of the apocrypha are not merely of the historical genre, but also novelistic tobit, judith, susanna, and bel and the dragon, didactic the wisdom of solomon and ecclesiasticus, devotional the prayer of manasseh, liturgical the prayer of azariah and the song of the three young men, epistolary the letter of jeremiah, and. The word is properly treated as a plural, but in common usage is often singular. Some of these stories were eventually included the apocrypha, a name used to refer to books in the septuagint, the greek translation of the. The biblical apocrypha are a collection of writings that were found in some editions of the bible, between the old and new testaments. There are others books directly quoted apart from apocrypha. And he took a wife, whose name was susanna, the daughter of chelcias, a very fair woman, and one that feared the lord. Menusettingsswitch off show enochjasherjubilees daily verse daily psalm, daily gospel you can make your own. In the apocrypha of the book of daniel, luke howard translates into english the story of susanna, the prayer of azariah with the hymn of the three children, and the history of bel and the dragon from the latin vulgate. Several of the books including judith, tobit, susanna, and bel and the dragon read like legends. While susanna is resigned to her fate, daniel defies social expectations, spurred on by the spirit awoken inside of him by god.
It is commonly used to refer to ancient, mostly second temple era works that are outside of the jewish bible. Susanna chapter 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37. Others suggest that the story emphasizes that living a virtuous life as susanna did will be rewarded. Bible kjv with apocrypha, enoch, jasher, jubilees apps. Why were the books of the old testament apocrypha rejected. Susannas beauty attracts two elders there was a man living in babylon whose name was joakim. It is listed in article vi of the 39 articles of the church of england among the books. The apocrypha and pseudepigrapha jewish virtual library. The books called the apocrypha consist of 14 books originally attached to the greek old testament that were not in the hebrewwritten bible. The apocrypha includes, but is not limited to, works such as sirach ben sira, maccabees, judith, the book of enoch, jubilees, the story of susanna, and baruch.
An overview of the apocrypha with a summary of how the three main branches of christianity regard its status. Help our library grow by suggesting a book in the comment section. The apocryphal and deuterocanonical books tabletalk. Bible king james version with apocrypha book of enoch, jasher and jubilees are not in apocrypha so they are seperated in the table of contents and in the search. The history of susanna, the second of the three additions to the book of daniel, was most likely made when the book was translated from hebrew into greek. Bible bible versions king james version w apocrypha susanna. The apocrypha was not the bible of jesus or his apostles. Susanna introduction, king james version with apocrypha. The other apocryphal writings, canonical only to roman catholicism, with an exception or two, include the book of baruch a prophet and the letter of jeremiah often the sixth chapter of baruch. We will briefly outline the last three texts on the above list. The apocrypha deuterocanonical books teach many things that are not true and are not historically accurate. This scanned pdf has the following apocryphal books within it. The story is of the virtuous susanna who refuses the advances of two elders.
Joakim was very rich, and had a fine garden adjoining his house. He married the daughter of hilkiah, named susanna, a very beautiful woman and one who feared the lord. Furthermore no book of the apocrypha is mentioned by name in the new testament. Eastern orthodox bibles add the following books to the list above. Susanna, king james version with apocrypha, american. Here dwelt a man in babylon, called joacim 2 and he took a wife, whose name was susanna, the daughter of chelcias, a very fair woman, and one that feared the lord 3 her parents also were righteous, and taught their daughter according to the law of moses 4 now joacim was a great rich man, and had a fair garden joining unto his house. Susanna or shoshana is part of the biblical book of daniel daniel which is considered canonical by roman catholics and the greek orthodox, and part of the apocrypha by protestants. The anglican communion accepts the apocrypha for instruction in life and manners, but not for the establishment of doctrine article vi in the thirtynine articles, and many lectionary readings in the book of common prayer are taken from the apocrypha, with these lessons being read in the same ways as those from the old testament. She was very beautiful and feared the lord, having been raised by righteous parents who instructed her in mosaic law. They were, however, included in protestant versions until the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Old testament of the bible cliffsnotes study guides book. Also they are not in reading plan and daily verses. This story is named after susanna, and it is clear that susanna stands at the center of the story from start to finish.
Why were the books of the old testament apocrypha rejected as. Aug 20, 20 story of susanna bel and the dragon 1 maccabees 2 maccabees. Some christian churches include some or all of the same texts within the body of their version of the old testament. Susanna the history of susanna in daniel set apart from the beginning of daniel, because it is not in the hebrew, as neither the narration of bel and the dragon. The word apocrypha originates from the greek and latin words for secret or noncanonical. First esdras, second esdras, epistle of jeremiah, susanna, bel and the dragon, prayer of manasseh, prayer of azariah, and laodiceans are not today considered part of the catholic apocrypha. Some books are grouped together in the hebrew bible, such as the twelve minor prophets considered to be one book. Esdras, tobit, judith, the rest of esther, the wisdom of solomon, ecclesiasticus, baruch with the epistle of jeremiah, the song of the three holy.
Read for you by bestselling narrator, steve cook, susanna is found in the apocrypha under the same name, sometimes called, the history of susanna. The message of the susanna story is that god will vindicate the innocent sufferer. Additions to the book of daniel from the apocrypha the. When one reads these books alongside canonical scripture the differences become obvious. Her parents were righteous, and had trained their daughter according to the law of moses.
The book of susanna also sometimes called the judgment of daniel is a book found in the collection of writings called the apochrypha or deuterocanonical books that claims to be daniel as an addition to the book of daniel along with bel and the dragon, the prayer of azariah, and the song of the three jews. The truth about the apocrypha and the lost books of the bible duration. Most modern editions of the bible include it among the apocryphal deuterocanonical books as daniel. The book is not included in the hebrew and protestant bibles. Susanna the story of a beautiful and virtuous wife of a wealthy jew in babylon. By protestants the book is placed in the apocrypha. Susanna is among the additions to the book of daniel as are bel and the dragon, the prayer of azariah and the song of the three jews and was most likely composed between 200100 b. In the latin vulgate bible it is treated as an appendix chapter and relocated to the end of daniel where it is identified as. It is only susanna, of course, who appears in each scene, and whose beauty galvanizes the entire story. Susanna is condemned to death, but in response to her prayer, god sends the young daniel to her aid.
Some commentators suggest that it is designed to show the brilliance of the biblical daniel even at an early age. Mar 01, 2020 all the subject matter above contains the background information needed to lay the foundation for our bible study on the additions to the book of daniel. Classic commentaries and studies on the biblical apocrypha. The book of susanna also sometimes called the judgment of daniel is a book found in the. Although readers will respond to and remember most vividly susanna and her predicament, the storys conclusion emphasizes. An apocrypha overview biblebridge bible study lessons. Jan 02, 2020 the apocrypha deuterocanonical books teach many things that are not true and are not historically accurate. It is one of the additions to daniel, considered apocryphal by protestants. That is because they were firstwritten in the greek language. The king james translators never considered the apocrypha the word of god. Jews recognize it as a moral tale, not part of the tanakh. The content, however, between the hebrew bible and the protestant old testament is the same.
It recounts the story of a fair hebrew wife who is falsely accused by lecherous voyeurs. In the context of the jewish and christian bibles, where most texts are of unknown authorship, apocrypha usually refers to a set. Although readers will respond to and remember most vividly susanna and her predicament, the storys conclusion emphasizes daniels emergence as a young figure of wisdom. Susanna is one of 1215 books generally recognized as comprising the apocrypha. This is the audio version of the history of susanna found in the apocrypha. Susanna nrsv susannas beauty attracts two elders bible. These texts are usually included in catholic bibles but not in protestant ones. In the greek septuagint bible susanna is located as a singlechapter preliminary to the book of daniel. Apocrypha are works, usually written works, that are of unknown authorship, or of doubtful authenticity, or spurious, or not considered to be within a particular canon. Susanna new revised standard version nrsv susannas beauty attracts two elders. The apocrypha is never cited in the new testament as scripture though the new testament cites directly, or alludes to, almost every book of the old testament as scripture, it never cites the apocrypha as being gods word.
Most scholars assume that theodotion tweaked what had been written in the lxx. In the latter it constitutes the last chapter, but in many editions of the former it is the introductory chapter. The history of susanna, apocryphal addition to the old testament book of daniel. What are the catholic apocrypha deuterocanonical books. All the subject matter above contains the background information needed to lay the foundation for our bible study on the additions to the book of daniel. Susanna also called susanna and the elders, is a narrative included in the book of daniel as. Jan 02, 2020 susanna is one of 1215 books generally recognized as comprising the apocrypha. With one exception, all of these books are considered old testament. The term apocryphal books refer to the 17 books some place the number as high as 24 books and additions to 2 others, placed between the old and new testaments which are of doubtful authorship and authenticity, generally regarded as spurious or counterfeit by most bible scholars. No apocryphal book is referred to in the new testament whereas the old testament is referred to hundreds of times. The apocrypha is the name given to a group of writings found in some versions of the old testament but not in others.