Now lets see, where was that piece of html in my rushed reply hours ago? Must be hiding the preview button!
As i cannot find what made FR think it was html, i will repost it using html, slightly edited.
Praise God for what is good and for your encouragement, as such replies do take time, but it is all by God's grace, and may He be glorified, Both myself and others are edified, though it does take time to read through them.
Your statements as to the reception and effect are warranted. It is good to know that the N.T. church did believe that the O.T. taught that Jesus was the Son of God, etc., and it abundantly references to the Scriptures as the assured word of God, by which their own preaching was substantiated, and manifests its supremacy over those who presume, like the Jewish magisterium, more authority than what is written. (1Cor. 4:6)
For the decision of their Scribes, or "Soferim" (Josephus, σοπισταί; N. T., γραμματεἴς), consisting originally of Aaronites, Levites, and common Israelites, they claimed the same authority as for the Biblical law, even in case of error (Sifre, Deut. 153-154); they endowed them with the power to abrogate the Law at times (see Abrogation of Laws), and they went so far as to say that he who transgressed their words deserved death (Ber. 4a). By dint of this authority, claimed to be divine (R. H. 25a), they put the entire calendric system upon a new basis, independent of the priesthood. They took many burdens from the people by claiming for the sage, or scribe, the power of dissolving vows (Ḥag. i. 8; Tosef., i.). — http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12087-pharisees
BTW, here is a good page on New Testament Use of the Old Testament: http://www.bible-researcher.com/nicole.html
It is to be noted that the whole New Testament contains not even one explicit citation of any of the Old Testament Apocrypha which are considered as canonical by the Roman Catholic Church. This omission can scarcely be viewed as accidental.
I agree that it IS worth noting that such an omission cannot be by accident. Jesus as well as the writers of the New Testament demonstrated complete familiarity with the Old Testament scriptures and that was because God is the same author behind them all. It is another way that He chose to confirm His word AS His word and it proves that those books added to the OT canon that had NOT ever been reckoned AS divinely-inspired had NO place along side them. As Jerome and others stated, they may be "useful", but not for doctrines of the faith. Thank you again for a useful and helpful link.