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01874aam a2200301Ii 4500 001 6B5AF1A0DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220526010039 008 201002s2021 ctua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780300248791 020 $a 0300248792 035 $a (OCoLC)1198558591 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d PTS $d ILM $d SILO 050 4 $a BS1700 $b .W55 2021 082 04 $a 229.06 $2 23 100 1 $a Wills, Lawrence M. $q (Lawrence Mitchell), $d 1954- $e author. 245 10 $a Introduction to the Apocrypha : $b Jewish books in Christian Bibles / $c Lawrence M. Wills. 264 1 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a ix, 316 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-292) and indexes. 520 $a "Challenging the way Christian and non-Christian readers think about the Apocrypha, this is an ambitious introduction to the deuterocanonical texts of the Christian Old Testaments. Lawrence Wills introduces these texts in their original Jewish environment while addressing the very different roles they had in various Christian canons. Though often relegated to a lesser role, a sort of "Bible-Lite," these texts deserve renewed attention, and this book shows how they hold more interest for both ancient and contemporary communities than previously thought"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Novellas -- Historical texts -- Wisdom texts -- Apocalypses and visionary literature -- Psalms, prayers, and odes -- Conclusion. 630 00 $a Bible. $p Apocrypha $v Introductions. 630 07 $a Bible. $p Apocrypha. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01808005 655 7 $a Introductions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423833 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117025431.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6B5AF1A0DCB911EC8436229451ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search