In this article, the fifth of our Early Adventism and the Apocrypha series, a saga exploring various books contained in early Adventist Bibles (and still retained in most Bibles around the world), we will discuss and discover the work known as 2 Esdras (or as scholars today refer to it, 4 Ezra). This work will be introduced, explored, and reflected
In this article, the fourth of our Early Adventism and the Apocrypha series, a saga exploring various books contained in early Adventist Bibles (and still retained in most Bibles around the world), we will discuss and discover the two works known as 1 and 2 Maccabees. This work will be introduced, explored, and reflected on with regard to the role
In this article, the third of our Early Adventism and the Apocrypha series, a saga exploring various books contained in early Adventist Bibles (and still retained in most Bibles around the world), we will discuss and discover the book known as the Wisdom of Ben Sira (usually called Ecclesiasticus in the King James Bible, or simply Sirach today). Th
In this article, the second of our Early Adventism and the Apocrypha series, a series exploring various books contained in early Adventist Bibles (and still retained in most Bibles around the world), we will discuss and discover the book known as the Wisdom of Solomon (sometimes called the Book of Wisdom). This work will be introduced, explored, an
Since the 1987 publication of Ronald Graybill’s original and groundbreaking article which resurrected the forgotten history of Adventism’s early acceptance and embrace of the Apocrypha as Scripture,[1] an increasing awareness of the Apocrypha and its connection to Adventist identity has begun to emerge thanks to the continued work of recent scholar
