Old Testament Deuterocanonical
The Apocrypha refer to texts which are left out of officially sanctioned versions ('canon') of the Bible. The term means 'things hidden away,' which implies secret or esoteric literature. However, none of these texts were ever considered secret.
In some Protestant Bibles, they are placed between the New and Old Testament. In the Roman Catholic Bibles the books are interspersed with the rest of the text. In this case they are also called 'Deuterocanonical', which means 'books added to the canon'. The books on this page are all Deuterocanonical.
| 1 Esdras Introduction and summary |
| 2 Esdras (a.k.a 4 Ezra) Introduction and summary |
| Tobias (Tobit) |
| Judith Introduction and summary |
| Esther, Additions to Introduction and summary |
| Wisdom of Solomon, The Introduction and summary |
| Baruch Introduction and summary |
| Letter of Jeremiah Introduction and summary |
| Daniel and Susanna (addition to Daniel) Introduction and summary |
| Bel and the Dragon (addition to Daniel) Introduction and summary |
| Prayer of Manasseh, The Introduction and summary |
| 1 Maccabees Introduction and summary |
| 2 Maccabees Introduction and summary |
| Sirach Introduction and summary |
| Prayer of Azariah (addition to Daniel) Introduction and summary |