“The Septuagint contains some books not found in the Hebrew Bible.”
What hebrew bible? The septuagint was the bible that was around when Christ walked the earth. Are you saying me that we shouldn’t trust the septuagint because it’s in greek?
“These books — now referred to as the Apocrypha — were recognized even during the first few centuries AD (by such church leaders as St. Jerome) as not having the weight and authority of Scripture.”
Which is why St. Jerome included it in the Vulgate? St. Jerome merely stated that he didn’t possess hebrew originals of these (as he did other books), but that’s partially because these books were written originally in greek, or because he just didn’t have the hebrew books.
“Historical — kinda maybe sorta — but God’s Word? No.”
Who was the first person to take them out of the bible?
Where did Jesus quote from Maccabees?