I received today yet another packet of The Apocrypha: Lutheran Edition with Notes. This one happened to contain the Table of Contents I thought I would tantalize and, yes, tease you, with a look at it. As you can see, this is a very substantial and highly significant presentation of the Apocrypha. Frankly, there is no other edition of the Apocrypha like this one available from any publisher or church body of which I’m aware. I think this is really going to be a well received volume and generate a lot of interest. It will be out Fall 2012. Be sure to hit the “read more” link to see the entire Table of Contents.

Here is the menu of the feast that awaits you…..

 

Contents

Front Matter

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Foreword

The Engravings

Editor’s Preface

Preface to ESV Apocrypha

Features of The Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes

An Introduction to the Apocrypha and the Time Between the Testaments

Getting Started

The Holy Scripture and Other Ancient Writings

The Apocrypha in Modern Bible Publications by Edwin Cone Bissel

The Historical Setting of the Apocrypha by Raymond F. Surburg

 

Introduction

The Judeans under Persian Rule (538–330 BC)

The Persian Empire [TLSB map, p. 1396]

Diagram of Zerubbabel’s temple [TLSB, p. 730]

The Judeans and Alexander the Great (330–323 BC)

The Empire of Alexander [TLSB map, p. 1554]

Divided Rule: The Judeans under the Ptolemies (323–181 BC)

Map of the Jewish Diaspora [Charles]

Divided Rule: The Judeans under the Seleucids (312–164 BC)

The Ptolemies and the Seleucids [TLSB p. 1421]

The Judeans under the Maccabees (164–134 BC)

The Judeans under the Hasmoneans (134–63 BC)

The Hasmonean Conquest [TLSB map, p. 1555]

The Judeans under the Romans (63 BC–AD 135)

The Kingdom of Herod [TLSB Map, p. 1576]

The Roman Empire [TLSB Map, p. 1895]

Diagram of Herodian Dynasty [Edersheim, p. 701]

Herod’s Temple [TLSB diagram, p. 1710]

Theological Teachings of the Time Between the Testaments

Chart of references to explicit prayers in the Apocrypha

Chart of references regarding the Messiah

Reading Guide

Reference Guide [Banding]

Abbreviations

Transliteration Guidelines

Articles and Charts List

Map List

Place Names of the Apocrypha and Ancient Empires

Apocrypha Topics

Apocrypha Chronology and World History

Measures

Persons and Groups in the Apocrypha and Early Judaism

Key Terms and Phrases in the Apocrypha

The Offerings [Article/Chart]

OT and Jewish Feasts [chart]

Names for God in the Apocrypha [Article/Chart]

The Apocrypha in Lutheran Worship

The Apocrypha [Arabic Numeration; TLSB style notes on these books]

 

Intro page

The Arrangement of Books [Article]

Title Variations for Apocryphal Books

Judith

 

Introduction

The Wisdom of Solomon

 

Introduction

Tobit

 

Introduction

Ecclesiasticus [aka Sirach]

 

Introduction

Baruch

 

Introduction

The Letter of Jeremiah

 

Introduction

1 Maccabees

 

Introduction

Josephus and 1 and 2 Maccabees Compared [chart]

1 and 2 Maccabees: A Detailed Comparison [chart]

2 Maccabees

 

Introduction

Old Greek Esther

 

Introduction

Susanna

 

Introduction

Bel and the Dragon

 

Introduction

The Prayer of Azariah

 

Introduction

The Song of the Three Holy Children

 

Introduction

The Prayer of Manasseh

 

Introduction

The Apocryphal Books in Other Christian Traditions

 

Introduction [Other Books of the Apocrypha – article]

Canonicity and Use of the Apocrypha [Article]

The Apocrypha and the Old Testament Scriptures [deSilva Article]

The Apocrypha and the New Testament [deSilva Article]

1 Esdras

 

Introduction

2 Esdras

 

Introduction

3 Maccabees or Ptolemaika

 

Introduction

4 Maccabees

 

Introduction

Psalm 151

 

Introduction

Assumed Settings for Apocryphal Books [chart]

 

Appendices

Appendix 1: The Elephantine Papyri

Appendix 2: The Cairo Geniza Documents

Appendix 3: The Dead Sea Scrolls

Appendix 4: Discoveries of Other Early Jewish Manuscripts

Appendix 5: Philo and His Writings

Appendix 6: Josephus and His Writings

Appendix 7: Pseudepigrapha of the OT

Appendix 8: Rabbinic Literature

Appendix 9: New Testament Apocrypha or Pseudepigrapha

Appendix 10: The Nag Hammadi Codices