Author Topic: Defending the Historical Accuracy of the Deuterocanonicals (Read 3452 times)

Dylan · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2008, 02:53:15 AM »

So, does anyone want to take a stab at helping to refute these claims against the Deuterocanonicals?

Dylan · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2009, 02:10:15 PM »

Telesphorus · « **Reply #3 on:** April 30, 2011, 01:27:48 AM »

Even the Catholic Encyclopedia practically throws up its hands:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08554a.htm

However, very clever men have found explanations for the anomalies:

http://www.specialtyinterests.net/judith.html

Speaking of historical difficulties with scripture: this book does an excellent job defending the historicity of the Nativity Gospels:

http://www.askelm.com/star/index.asp

Sigismund · « **Reply #4 on:** May 01, 2011, 09:35:22 PM »

I don't know that Tobit is history at all. It seems to me that it is sort of a historical novel. Inspired and scriptural, but I don't think it has to be accurate in historical details if that was never its purpose.