The Apocrypha Judeo-Christian Legends and Pseudepigrapah – Testament of Jacob

The Apocrypha Judeo-Christian Legends and Pseudepigrapah – Testament of Jacob: Testament of Jacob…tale of Jacob visitation by the archangel Michael who tells him of his impending death…take to visit heaven…written 2nd or 3rd century AD.

The Apocrypha is a collection of books written in the four centuries between the Old and New Testaments. Though the Apocrypha is not Scripture, many Protestants have found the collection useful historically, theologically, and spiritually. Discerning readers of the Apocrypha gain a fuller understanding of first-century Judaism. historical standpoint, the Apocrypha sheds light on two monumental events in Second Temple Judaism: the Hellenization crisis and the Maccabean revolt. These events shaped the consciousness and ideology of every Jewish person living in the first century AD and are therefore vital for the study of the New Testament. (https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-is-the-apocrypha)

Apocrypha: Hidden
Deuterocanon: The books of the Old Testament which are part of the canon of Scripture but which are not found in the Hebrew Bible.