I have thoroughly researched this, and right off the bat, you have made a mistake - APOCRYPHA... You and your quotes of the Fathers refer to the properly-called "Apocrypha", such as the Gospel of Thomas. Why the Protestants removed the Deuterocanonicals is obviously theological. And by calling them "Apocrypha", they place them in a category of "hidden" or "doubtful". Sorry, the majority of the Deuterocanonicals were not "hidden" or "doubtful". The Book of Wisdom was very well known by the Fathers, as they refer to it over and over again. The Septaugint was widely circulated throughout the Diaspora - more Jews lived OUTSIDE of Palestine, so it was the Bible of the Jews. They certainly WERE aware of the books within!
And can you please drop the silly argument "the Jews didn't accept the Apocrypha, so neither will I". REMEMBER THE JEWS DIDN'T ACCEPT CHRIST, EITHER...
Regards
What theology? I have read them, doesn't seem to be much there other than dreams and visions, angels and anecdotes. I do remember one famous quote from supposedly Jesus, "If God had wanted you to have a foreskin, you would have been born with one."