The Complete Apocrypha: 2018 Edition with Enoch, Jasher, and Jubilees

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I am trying to read this apocrypha, however the print is very small. It doesn’t include Adam and Eve and how they lived, when kicked out of the garden. This same publisher has a 2022 edition with 52 stories: has bigger FONT, 700+pages! Yippee! I love a good, lengthy book. This translation, is easy to read. When I read the KJV Bible. I actually wrote on one of the pages, ‘Does God even like women?’ I was so perplexed as there are so few women who do amazing things. However this apocrypha is full of women and men who actually do miracles and godly things. I’m not a women’s libber. But gosh, it’s so nice to see women as something more than concubines. I see why the governing bodies, in those days, took out these chapters. Also, Enoch is NOT a flat earther! Ridiculous. He says he went to the “four cornerstones” of the earth: N-S-E-W, in my opinion. Not to the edges of the flat world. I am sending this back, it’s too hard to pick up and read. I’m 1.75 readers and by page ten, I’d say I adapted to the font. But, I want to pick it up and have the first sentence readable. There is a large print, by this publisher. It looks ridiculously large. 9 verses to a page. If you’re elderly, that might Be perfect for you. If you’re a middle age house wife, or a ‘honey-doer’ then get the newest edition. Such incredible stories. I’m happy I got it. But I’m sending it back for the larger font. I’m excited to read it, as a whole: 52 books. Rapture is coming. God bless you.

This has been a daily read for months now. Love it. The content collection, of course, is expansive. I don't enjoy reading on screens, so I haven't bothered to look at the digital extras. This is my first read through most of these books so I can't speak to the integrity of the LSV translation, except to say that it's easy enough for me to read and it's easily understandable. Beyond the individual books included, there's extra material that I've enjoyed, including some info about CCC (the publishing org), all of which have been useful. I like the book's organization, formatting, and typesetting. I also really like the way the pages feel and look. The pages are much hardier than I expected, and they present themselves as as being historic or ancient, which adds to the appeal. I wasn't excited about the inclusion of QR codes, sprinkled throughout, that lead to background videos, but they've been surprisingly useful too. You might want to consider adding a pen/pencil holder and some ribbon bookmarks like you see in the pictures. Tremendously helpful: bookmark: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCD75S4G?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1 pen/pencil holder: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B19V5QYL?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

Although I find the NRSV Apocrypha is an excellent source for the traditional books of the Apocrypha, I wanted some of the additional literature that appeared between the Old and New Testament periods. Enoch and Jubilees are two of the most important sources from that time, and the Covenant Press edition of the Apocrypha, for the Covenant Christian Coalition, makes them conveniently available at a reasonable price. It is unusual that an evangelical organization would sponsor a translation of the Apocrypha. For example neither the NIV nor the CSB includes any of these books. I suspect that this edition does because some of the members of the Covenant Christian Coalition consider all or some of them canonical, although the Coalition itself does not. Somewhat puzzling is the inclusion of the translation of the Book of Jasher. While a book by that name is mentioned in the Bible, the Jasher included here was not known to exist before 1625. The only large religious body to consider it of significant value is the Latter Day Saints (Mormons), and even it does not give it official sanction, nor is it likely to join an evangelical association. Problems with the physical quality of the volume appear to have been corrected, and although the print is somewhat small, for most people it should be quite readable. There are very brief introductions to each book. If the reader is looking for a good source for Enoch and Jubilees, or wants the text of Jasher, this edition of the Apocrypha will fill those needs nicely. It will also give you an adequate translation for the traditional Apocrypha. However, for the traditional books of the Apocrypha I still vastly prefer the NRSV. The Covenant Press edition presents all of the text in blocks of print. While this may be closer to the original manuscripts, it is not how the present-day reader will find it easiest to approach them, and any sense of a poetic style is lost in those places where it was intended. There are no notes to indicate alternate readings, and the additions to Daniel and Esther are marked, but not in a manner that makes it easy to find them. The Letter to Jeremiah is included as part of Baruch with only a passing indication in the introduction that it is a separate work. In conclusion, this volume can be a useful addition to the Biblical literature you may already have. However, it is most effectively used along with other sources.

2024 Revision of 2018 edition After purchasing this particular version, I looked deeper into the negative reviews. This is my first time purchasing this. I’ve read quite a bit of Enoch and have heard of many of the others, but I’ve never done my own research this far. Reading the negative reviews told me what to look for. 1- All of the pages are there 2- All of the books are where the Table of Contents says it will be. 3- None of the books are “missing” chapters. 3A- Begins with Esther, chapter 11. The first 10 are in the Bible. 3B- Any omitted chapters are acknowledged for; as in recognizing we do no have them, but we do have fragments. 3C- Fragments are labeled as such. Which tells us that again, we just don’t have them. They are lost, never found, destroyed…. Gone. Not omitted. 4- Easy to read print. Not a 2 or 6 as I had seen some claim. (I’m sure they were just exaggerating.) I included a side by side with my standard sized bible for you to see the comparison. Keep in mind, my knowledge of the contents included in this book is minute. But I can tell you that it very beautifully does have everything it says it does. The cover is very nice. I am happily satisfied with this purchase. Not one single complaint. I’m sorry to those who bought lemons. But thank you for your reviews. I was excited to sit for as long as it took (2hours 😁) and see what this book has and make sure it was all there. It actually was fun. I really hope my review helps you decide which version would be best fitting for you.

Very nice

Who doesn't need to read the Apocrypha???? The more you learn about Jesus then fuller your heart feels.

I had been exposed to Enoch and some of the other Apocrypha and it was good to have it in book form. So that was not new to me... What was new to me was the expanded story of Abel and Cain and how Cain offer was not as acceptable...Abel gave of the finest of his flock...Cain offered leftovers after he had selected the cream of the crop for himself... How Isaac boasted that he would be willing to be sacrificed to others...then Lo and Behold the Lord holds him to it down the road. So many expanded stories such as these that provide a more human take and explain the motives involved. Also the expanded story of the hundreds of years spent in Egypt that the Bible glosses over... This and many other revelations are what make this book so valuable. It expands on what is merely mentioned in KGV and provides much that is of value.

I can see why these books where taken out of the bible, they don't fit the agenda. Great stories. Worth getting and having a read

Amazing Book .Must Read , they are few things bit confusing , but this will help understand the background of the Holy Bible

As a person who has read the whole bible and acknowledge that there have been books not included in certain translations this book was a goldmine for me. After doing some research I decided to get this copy and have not been disappointed. There pages and thickness of the paper is perfect for me to make notes in various colours and inks. Each book has a summary of how it was created. The beginning I pages have a small table of contents and the back feature the beloved of the publishers. The letters and typeface a good size. Although this version is a “literal standard version” it is easy to understand if you read slowly and intentionally. I would suggest doing your own background research Before reading and to read a little bit of the “canon” of the scriptures in whatever version you have access to, such. For example I’m reading the book of Jubilees to start and I can tell that the Hebrew style of writing is familiar to my mind because of my experience of reading the other books of the bible. All in all this is a good book to add to you study collection.

its good but there is no life in it..the life is only in bible

I must say that the edition is nice, the format and everything. But LSV is so literal, it's frustrating and exasperating. Because more than once I just didn't understand what it meant. It's not English. It's like using Google translator. It's so artificial and wrong. I'm going to need to buy another version for sure. I dropped the book after just 10 pages.