What Is the Apocrypha and Why Read It?
Apocrypha give us some real insights into beliefs and practices across Judaism and Christianity, across many cultures and thousands of years. An interview with Dr. Brandon Hawk.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-09-01T04:25:30-04:00September 1st, 2021|Tags: Apocrypha, Apocryphal Texts, Dead Sea Scrolls, Noncanonical Texts, Religion|
Apocrypha give us some real insights into beliefs and practices across Judaism and Christianity, across many cultures and thousands of years. An interview with Dr. Brandon Hawk.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-04-07T00:42:50-04:00April 7th, 2021|Tags: Apocrypha, Apocryphal Texts, Early Christian Texts, Early Church, Noncanonical Texts|
"Christian believers for the past two millennia haven’t distinguished between canonical and noncanonical sources. Lots of stories in noncanonical texts have been just as much true stories for believers as canonical texts. Lots of stories in noncanonical texts have been just as much true stories for believers as canonical texts." An interview with Dr. Janet Spittler.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-03-16T04:57:26-04:00July 1st, 2020|Tags: Apocrypha, Apocryphal Texts, Magic, Noncanonical Texts, Tony Burke|
"There are some strange things in these texts, and even Thomas’s skin is one of them. But … there’s plenty of strangeness in the New Testament as well. " An interview with Dr. Tony Burke.