Changes

*Plus additions to the Book of Esther

*Plus additions to the Book of Esther

Western art continued to make reference to Apocryphal subjects long after they were deemed apocryphal - the story of [[Judith]] and [[Holophernes]] was popular with painters, whilst [[Handel]] wrote an opera, [[Judas Maccabeus]] based on the books of [[Maccabees]].

Western [[art]] and [[theology]] continued to make reference to Apocryphal subjects long after they were deemed apocryphal. For example:

* the story of [[Judith]] and [[Holophernes]] was a popular subject for painters

* [[Handel]] wrote an opera, [[Judas Maccabeus]] based on the books of [[Maccabees]]

* the [[archangel]] [[Raphael]] is known from the book of Tobit.

There are also a number of apocryphal books which are not included in the Catholic Bible either.  These include, for example, the [[Book of Enoch]] and the [[Book of Jubilees]] from the Old Testament period, and the [[Didache]] and the [[Gospel of Thomas]] from the New Testament period.  These books were of disputed status in the early Church as to whether they were scriptural or not, and were rejected by the Council of Trent. The Early Church fathers were concerned only with books relevant to the Christian faith, books which concerned salvation and growing in the Lord.

There are also a number of apocryphal books which are not included in the Catholic Bible either.  These include, for example, the [[Book of Enoch]] and the [[Book of Jubilees]] from the Old Testament period, and the [[Didache]] and the [[Gospel of Thomas]] from the New Testament period.  These books were of disputed status in the early Church as to whether they were scriptural or not, and were rejected by the Council of Trent. The Early Church fathers were concerned only with books relevant to the Christian faith, books which concerned salvation and growing in the Lord.