A substantial introduction to the books that stand between the Old and New Testaments. Oesterley first lays out the Hellenistic movement and its influence on Jews in Palestine and the Dispersion, then turns to the history of the Apocrypha, their teaching on God, wisdom and the afterlife, and a book-by-book account of Tobit, Judith, Maccabees, Ecclesiasticus, the Wisdom of Solomon and the rest.
A solid Edwardian scholar’s guide for anyone curious about the books Protestant Bibles left out. Download the free EPUB.