Parallel Apocrypha

by John R. Kohlenberger III (Editor)

The Parallel Apocrypha is a multi-text version of the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books, showing the original Greek with seven English-language translations. It is intended for clergy of all denominations, students, academics, and interested lay readers.

• The contents and character of the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books / Judith L. Kovacs
• A view from history : the place of the Apocrypha in the Jewish community / Sarah J. Tanzer
• The Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books : an Orthodox view / Demetrios J. Constantelos
• The Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books : a Catholic view / John J. Collins
• The Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books : an Anglican/Episcopalian view / Mary Chilton Callaway
• The Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books : a Protestant view / Walter J. Harrelson
• The Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books : an Evangelical view / D.A. Carson

The texts and translations of The Parallel Apocrypha / John R. Kohlenberger III

1188 pages, Hardcover

Published January 2, 1997

About the author

JOHN R. KOHLENBERGER III (Th.B., Multnomah Bible College; M.A., Western Seminary) is the author or co-editor of more than four dozen biblical reference books and study Bibles, including the awarding-winning NIV Exhaustive Concordance and The NIV Bible Commentary. John currently divides his time between writing and Bible design and typesetting. He and his wife, Carolyn, have two adult children.

Reviews

[Art]

The book starts with several essays providing various perspectives (i.e. Jewish, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical) on the canonicity and usefulness of the books of the Apocrypha. The majority of the book, almost 1200 pages, contains the Apocryphal books in parallel texts/translations (Greek, KJV, Douay, The Holy Bible by Ronald Knox, Today's English Version, NRSV, New American Bible, and the New Jerusalem Bible).