Bad Books of the Bible
What Are the “Bad” Books of the Bible?
The Bible is full of weird and wonderful books. But some of the most weird and wonderful—the Apocrypha or Deuterocanonical books—get a bad rap today. What’s the deal? In this inaugural conversation, Joel and Jamey introduce the “bad” books, discuss their history, and explain their value to contemporary readers.
Monday, May 10, 2021
26 mins
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A podcast about those books of the Old Testament first written and then mostly rejected by Jews. Later read and then abandoned by (at least some) Christians. The so-called apocryphal books are the Rodney Dangerfield of the Bible—they get no respect. Well, we’re here to fix that. We think these books deserve a little love. Why? Listen and find out yourself.
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Joel J. Miller
Jamey Bennett