kregel.com | 19 Related Titles Unique Selling Points 978-0-8254-4918-5 • $24.99 Paperback • 6 x 9 • 320 pages RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / Apocrypha & Deuterocanonical Kregel Academic • Rights: WW November 17, 2026 • Comprehensive introduction to complex and neglected writings • Informed by burgeoning scholarship to help Christian readers contextualize the Jewish world that arose in Jesus’s day • Provides substantial discussion questions from a distinguished biblical scholar with a heart for the church 40 Questions About the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha 40 QUESTIONS Phillip J. Long Foreword by David A. deSilva Discover the value of two ancient, extrabiblical book collections M ost Protestant Christians are only vaguely aware of the seven books called the Apocrypha contained in the Roman Catholic canon. The Pseudepigrapha is even less com- monly known but has a history of inspiring wild extrabiblical speculations and conspiracy theories. Consequently, many Christians avoid reading both. Yet these books can be valuable aids in understanding Judaism after the end of the exile and before the events of the New Testament. Biblical scholar Phillip J. Long helps readers ask and answer the most pertinent questions regarding these books, covering authorship, sources, history, doctrines, relationships to Scrip- ture, and more, including y Why is the Apocrypha accepted as canon by Roman Catholics? y Why did Protestants reject the Apocrypha? y Did the writers of the New Testament use the Apocrypha? y What is the Pseudepigrapha? y Are the books of the Apocrypha historically reliable? Accurate yet accessible to the nonexpert reader, 40 Questions About the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha demonstrates the value of understanding these books for New Testament studies. Phillip J. Long (PhD, Andrews University) is professor of biblical studies at Grace Christian University. He earned master’s degrees in biblical exposition and Old Testament from Biola University. His publications include Jesus the Bridegroom and Galatians: Freedom Through God’s Grace. He is a member of the Institute for Biblical Research and the Society of Biblical Literature. Day of Atonement 978-0-8254-2471-7 $16.99 Discovering the Septuagint 978-0-8254-4342-8 $39.99
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