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Originally Posted by coksiw
I need to find some time to read them. I did read a lot of Josephus writings, which are not Apocrypha but it gives some historical viewpoint.
Which ones do you recommend the most?
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1st Maccabees, 2nd Maccabees, for some historical continuity.
Then Wisdom, and Ecclesiasticus, for some familiarity with the background ideas that are subtly referenced throughout the NT.