For someone who has relied on me finding out what his arguments are, rather than actually stating them, you make a lot of demands on my time. Tell you what: read the books.
Not a bad idea. I did read Tobit...When I got to the burning fish guts to ward off demons, my “Danger Will Robinson” alarm went off.
How about this.
1. Pick one reference to the Apocrypha you feel strongly Jesus or the apostles addressed or referred to which stands alone without other OT references to the same. Just one is all I am asking. That should hone it down to strongest argument critera and eliminate us both flipping back and forth trying to answer multiple questions.
2. This can be a follow up to #1 once we have established the strongest argument. We can transition to discussions on how the Apocrypha influences Christology and influences our Soteriology. This is basically the “sufficiency” question. Are the 39 OT and 27 NT books not sufficient enough without the Apocrypha.
3. After this we could discuss doctrines derived from the Apocrypha and if they are in conflict with doctrines stated in the 39 OT and 27 NT books. Do we have contradictions?
Again let’s not dive in to all the above until we address #1 above.
Final note. As I stated in a previous post. One could argue for Maccabees from a “prophecy fulfillment” stand point. Events recorded in Maccabees touch on fulfilled prophecies of Daniel. On the other hand so do the era accounts of Josephus.