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The Catechism in Questions & Answers
- Introduction
- Contents
- 1. What is the source of our belief in God?
- 2. How does God reveal Himself?
- 3. How does God reveal Himself in nature?
- 4. How does God reveal Himself in history?
- 5. How does God identify Himself?
- 6. Where are revelations of God recorded?
- 7. Does God also provide revelations about the future?
- 8. Are there any other insights into God’s actions?
- 9. How are human beings to conduct themselves with respect to God’s revelations?
- 10. What do we understand by the idea of faith as a response to God’s revelations?
- 11. How do human beings come to believe?
- 12. What is Holy Scripture?
- 13. Who is the author of Holy Scripture?
- 14. Have the texts of the biblical books been handed down in a reliable manner?
- 15. How did the biblical books come to be collected?
- 16. What is the structure and content of Holy Scripture?
- 17. What is the content of the Old Testament?
- 18. What is the content of the New Testament?
- 19. How are the books of the Old Testament organised? How many of them are there and in what order do they appear?
- 20. What books of the Bible are numbered among the Apocrypha?
- 21. What value does the New Apostolic Church assign the Apocrypha?
- 22. How are the books of the New Testament organised? How many of them are there, and in what order do they appear?
- 23. What is the significance of Holy Scripture for the New Apostolic Church?
- 24. Who is commissioned to interpret Holy Scripture?
- 25. What is meant by the expression: “Jesus Christ is the centre of the Scripture?”
- 26. What is the significance of Holy Scripture for believers?
- 27. What are contributing factors in strengthening the believer’s faith through the study of the Bible?
- 28. What is the foundation and content of Christian faith?
20. What books of the Bible are numbered among the Apocrypha?
The fifteen Apocryphal books are:
- the two books of Esdras
- Tobit
- Judith
- The Rest of Esther
- The Wisdom of Solomon
- Ecclesiasticus
- Baruch
- The Song of the Three Holy Children
- The History of Susanna
- Bel and the Dragon
- The prayer of Manasses
- The three books of the Maccabees
The term ‘Apocrypha’ is derived from the Greek word apokryphos, which means “hidden, dark”. The Apocrypha (“hidden Scriptures”) are biblical books that are not contained in all editions of the Bible. They represent a binding link between the Old and New Testaments, and contain statements of faith that are important for understanding the New Testament.