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Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Introduction to the Apocrypha • Introduction to the Septuagint (LXX)
The “Missing Parts” of the King James Bible
Tobit • Judith • Esther (LXX) • Wisdom of Solomon • Sirach • Baruch • 2 Baruch
1 Maccabees • 2 Maccabees • 3 Maccabees • 4 Maccabees
1 Esdras • 2 Esdras • Prayer of Manassas • Psalm 151 • Daniel (LXX)
Other Early Writings: Didache

The text used as the source for my paraphrase, notes, and comments on the Apocrypha
is the “The World English Bible with Deuterocanon” which is in the Public Domain.

Introduction to 1 Esdras
Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The apocryphal book of
First Esdras

The First Book of Esdras is recognized as Deuterocanonical Scripture by the Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox Churches. It is not recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, but 1 Esdras is placed as an appendix to the Latin Vulgate Bible.

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The apocryphal book of First Esdras

The apocryphal book of
First Esdras