The Lexham Old Testament Apocrypha

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A review of the Lexham Old Testament Apocrypha (LOTA), ISBN: 9781683596615. This book is a glued paperback.
The text in this volume is arranged in a single-column, paragraph format, and printed in a 9 to 9.5 point font. The paper is heavy, matte, and opaque. Dimensions in inches are 9 x 6 x 1.
All of the material in this volume was published previously in the Lexham English Septuagint except for an essay on the Apocrypha, book introductions, and 2 Esdras. The version of 1 Enoch included here is based on a manuscript "discovered in a Christian grave in the city of Panopolis in Upper Egypt." It covers most of 1 Enoch chapters 1 through 36, so much of the material preserved in Ethiopic is absent.
The following books and fragments are present:
Tobit (shorter version)
Tobit (longer version)
Judith
Greek Esther
Wisdom of Solomon
Wisdom of Sirach
Baruch
The Letter of Jeremiah
Additions to Daniel (Old Greek)
Additions to Daniel (Theodotion)
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
1 Esdras
The Prayer of Manasseh
Psalm 151
3 Maccabees
2 Esdras
4 Maccabees
The Psalms of Solomon
1 Enoch
Video contents:
00:00 Introduction
02:10 Page layout
05:25 Paper characteristics
05:40 Book introductions
06:18 Layout as in the Lexham English Septuagint
08:00 More on page layout
08:40 No concordance, ribbon markers, etc.
09:14 It does not lie open
09:45 Title and copyright pages
10:02 Table of contents
11:27 Acknowledgments
12:41 2 Esdras
14:38 The introductory essay
17:45 Some passages from the Apocrypha
22:29 Contents compared to the ESV Apocrypha
23:35 1 Enoch
26:17 Summary

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26 июл 2024

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@RGrantJones Год назад

As Aaron Mueller has pointed out, there is an error at the 17:51 point in the video. The reference there should be St. Basil's letter 8.10, not 10.2. A review of the Lexham English Septuagint: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XJA7ho_zUJE.html A review of the ESV Apocrypha: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S3QpluQACBo.html .

@shawnbrewer7 Год назад

Excellent! Great Review! I'll probably get this. 2 Esdras is one of my favorite books in the Bible so I’m looking forward to reading a new translation!

@RGrantJones Год назад

Thanks for the encouraging comment, Shawn! I hope you find this edition of the apocrypha useful.

@orthodoxpilgrimofficial Год назад

The page margin really offers a lot of space for notes, thank you for this review, it was very instructive.

@RGrantJones Год назад

Thanks for the kind comment, Orthodox Pilgrim. I like that outer margin also.

@durableapostle Год назад

Lexham makes the nicest book covers in the biz.

@innovati Год назад

Thanks for all your book reviews! And thank you for being so thorough! Love you brother ❤

@danivuk2036 Год назад

Great job as always brother Jones. I hope you have a great weekend.

@RGrantJones Год назад

Thanks, Dani. My weekend should be busy, but I hope to watch a basketball game or two. I hope you have an excellent weekend as well.

@chris_wick Год назад

I really appreciate Lexham's efforts here. Protestants seem more interested in the "Apocrypha" now than they've ever been which is a very encouraging development. It's all very edifying literature. Hope to see this in a hardcover eventually and now that Lexham is moving away from exclusively translating the Septuagint with the inclusion of 2 Esdras, I also hope to see a full translation of Enoch in a later edition. Having them all in one place would be a godsend. Wisdom, Sirach, 2 Esdras, 4 Maccabees and Enoch are some of the most edifying literature I've ever read. I'd throw the Shepherd of Hermas up there with them too. Christians read them for centuries, in the case of Wisdom and Sirach many still do-I think we do ourselves a tremendous disservice not doing so as well

@fuddlywink1 Год назад

We could use that you'd define for us why we have this volume... Your historical opinion is certainly good content that I feel you'd accurately convey the reality of it's track in our history for lack of better words.

@SibleySteve Год назад

For anyone interested in this work, I bought it and I like it, but you need a deep dive into specific notation, I cannot recommend highly enough the deSilva Introduction to the Apocrypha textbook. It is 5 stars. I have been collecting Apocrypha texts lately, and deSilva is the man. The notes in the Harper Collins Study Bible or the Oxford Annotated are also great for full apocrypha (2 Esdras, 4 Maccabees). The cool thing about Lexham's is that it comes with 1 Enoch, which is a bonus.

@Alex-zq9ru Год назад

Would you ever do a video comparing different translations of the apocrypha? NRSV vs ESV for example

@jimmu2008 Год назад

Thank you for this review. I was wondering about this edition. I already have the NETS Bible, so I was wondering if this was redundant. I do like book introductions, but I won't hurry to get a copy.

@RGrantJones Год назад

Thanks for commenting, James. It _is_ largely redundant to the Lexham English Septuagint.

@Charlie5225 Год назад

When is Lexham going to print the LEB!!!!!

@danielkeathley6477 Год назад

Hello Grant, excellent review as always. I appreciate your thoroughness. I have two questions: 1. I have the NETS and wanted your opinion if you believe it’s translations of the “apocrypha” is superior. Or would you recommend having both if they vary significantly in their translations. 2. Do you know where I can find a list of references for all “apocryphal” books that I can write in my NETS? I would find it helpful to see if and how the canonical books in the NT reference them or how they reference OT scripture. I found the references you mentioned in the video to be insightful which prompted me to ask this. Thank you for your videos!

@danielkeathley6477 Год назад

Last question, is the “1 Enoch: A New Translation “ the same as the “Hermeneia” version by the same authors?

@Foffs_Musings Год назад

Disciple Dojo channel recently did and interview with David deSilva that is very interesting and worth a watch.

@RGrantJones Год назад

Thank you for the recommendation, Foff!

@dalecaldwell Год назад

Do you have the Jams Charlesworth collection of apocryphal books?

@RGrantJones Год назад

Thanks for commenting, dale! No, I haven't picked up a copy of that set.

@kent7525 Год назад

Hello I just stumbled across your channel I was looking to buy the KJV 1611 Anniversary Edition. What you did a very excellent job on your review of that I'm new to this so I was going to ask you what is your favorite version of the Bible or see you have a lot of reviews mine is definitely without question the only Bible KJV in my opinion. Blessings Ken

@AnHebrewChild 13 дней назад

I'll let R Grant Jones answer for himself, but I do believe that he also generally prefers the Authorized Version.

@tomsuiteriii9742 Год назад

Any idea what the front cover illustration is? I really like the artwork.

@RGrantJones Год назад

No, sorry. All I see is a notice that the cover was designed by Joshua Hunt.

@tomsuiteriii9742 Год назад

@@RGrantJones No worries. Thanks for the review.

@aaronmueller5802 Год назад

At 17:51, I believe the reference should be to St. Basil's letter 8.10, not 10.2 Great review.

@RGrantJones Год назад

Thanks for the correction, Aaron. You're right. So much for trusting 20+ year old notes.

@ionutpaun9828 Год назад

It seems to me that if you buy a Lexham Septuagint and the New translation of the Septuagints (NETS) you will get a much better value for your money i.e you get. two different translations of the Septuagint that in total contain all the books.

@RGrantJones Год назад

I think that's largely accurate, but I don't believe the LES or NETS include the apocalyptic 2 Esdras specially translated for this volume. 2 Esdras in NETS (called Esdras B in LES) is Ezra-Nehemiah. Thanks for commenting!

@ionutpaun9828 Год назад

@@RGrantJones Okay, however you can find Esdras 2 online, copy and paste it into a word document and then print it for very little money. Why buy a whole book just for a `sub-book'?

@RGrantJones Год назад

@@ionutpaun9828 - I agree that doing so isn't economical; but I wanted to clarify the situation with respect to 2 Esdras.

@brock2443 Год назад

Does this translation use gender neutral language like the Lexham English Septuagint?

@RGrantJones Год назад

It _is_ the Lexham English Septuagint, minus the books in the Hebrew canon, and with the edition of the apocalyptic 2 Esdras, book introductions, and an essay on the so-called apocrypha.

@brock2443 Год назад

@@RGrantJones Thank you for the reply. I can mark this one off the list then.

@legacyandlegend Год назад

You said you wouldn't call all these books apocryphal. Care to explain which ones you don't?

@RGrantJones Год назад

Thanks for the question, legacyandlegend, and for watching the video carefully enough to formulate that question. Upon reflection, I'm not comfortable using the term "apocrypha" of any of the works included in this volume. To be clear, that doesn't mean I consider them canonical. I like Athanasius's three categories: canonical, anagignoskomena, and apocryphal, the anagignoskomena being worthy to be read, and the apocryphal works to be avoided.