{"product_id":"9780679724520","title":"The Apocrypha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe powerful collection of books from the Greek version of the Jewish  Bible—the earliest complete version of the Bible we possess—but  that were not included in the final, canonical version of the Hebrew Bible. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were called “Apocrypha,” the hidden or secret books, and while they  formed part of the original King James version of 1611, they are no longer included  in modern Bibles. Yet they include such important works as \u003ci\u003eThe First Book of Maccabees\u003c\/i\u003e,  the \u003ci\u003eWisdom of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEcclesiasticus\u003c\/i\u003e, and the stories of Susanna, Tobit, and Judith,  and other works of great importance for the history of the Jews in the period between  the rebuilding of the Temple and the time of Jesus, and thus for the background of  the New Testament. These works have also had a remarkable impact on writers and artists.  Beyond this, they are often as powerful as anything in the canonical Bible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe  translation into contemporary English is by Edgar J. Goodspeed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edgar J. Goodspeed","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45894966575316,"sku":"9780679724520","price":28.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a18d1531-b910-47a2-a438-587dc7dc67c5.jpg?v=1732353570","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780679724520","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}