Posted on 07/14/2009 7:45:58 AM PDT by GonzoII
Cross references and quotes are not the same. A cross reference just means the same topic or word appeared elsewhere, and no one denies that some parts of the Apocrypha are IAW scripture. In fact, the rule of thumb seemed to be that they were good for general reading, but not good for doctrine or teaching.
There are close to 300 quotes from the OT in the New.
Jude has this referencing the Apocrypha: “14It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, 15 to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
Of course, Paul also quotes pagans: “28for “’In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “’For we are indeed his offspring.’ “ - Acts 17
And, “12 One of the Cretans, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.” - Titus 1:12.
See a chart of many of the quotes here:
http://www.kalvesmaki.com/LXX/NTChart.htm
All told, there are good reasons for the Protestant (and Jerome’s!) reluctance about the Apocrypha.
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