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Originally Posted by pelathais
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In any case, if your OT isn't the Septuagint like the apostles and later like St. Jerome used to create the Vulgate translation, then you are NOT using the OT that the apostles used.
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I'm not disagreeing with that. That's a reason why OT quotes in our NT read differently than they do in our OT if you go back and check. Our OT is based on the Masoretic text whereas the apostles and early Christian writers used the LXX.
And, I realize that the LXX (the text used by first century Christina writers) contained some Apocryphal books.
But my question was, how many times (chapter and verse) are there quotes from the Apocrypha in our NT?
I have a 1611 KJV. At
Hebrews 11:35 there is a marginal note referencing
2 Mac 7:7. 1 and 2 Maccabees are included in that 1611 KJV. The reference is to the mother and sons who would not accept deliverance by denouncing Judaism because they looked forward to a resurrection.
Paul's questioning whether it would be better to continue living or dying in
Philippians 1:23 is similar to
Tobit 2:6
The instruction in
James 5 about confessing sin and receiving prayer for healing is similar to Ecclesiasticus 38
These instances happen to come to mind off the top of my head. There may be more.
The reason for my question as to where these Apocryphal passages from the OT are quoted in the NT was to ascertain if there is a comprehensive cross reference type list available. I personally am not real familiar with some of the Apocryphal books. My Jerusalem Bible and my NEB have less of them than my NRSV
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