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Jonathan Young is a minister and author. His works include The Song of the Lamb: The Beautiful and Powerful Art and Message of Revelation and The Apocrypha and the Book of Enoch (co-authored with David Young). He lives in Eugene, Oregon, with his beloved wife Makenzie and dog Maria.
A Tennessee native, David Young is a founder of New Day Resources and a board member of the Renew Network. He began ministry work at the age of 16 by preaching for his local congregation, and throughout his career, he has worked for churches in Missouri, Kansas, and Tennessee; taught New Testament at several universities; and has traveled widely teaching and preaching. He is also the author of several books including Resilient: Standing Firm in a Hostile World (Renew.org), King Jesus and the Beauty of Obedience-Based Discipleship (Zondervan), A Grand Illusion (Renew.org), The Rhetoric of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark (Fortress Press, co-authored with Michael Strickland), and A New Day: Restoring the Revolutionary Mission of Christ’s Church (New Day Resources). David holds a B.A. from Freed-Hardeman University, an M.A. from Harding School of Theology, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in New Testament from Vanderbilt University.
The Apocrypha. Even the word is mysterious, perhaps conjuring up some Amazon.com-only work on the “lost books of the Bible.” For evangelicals, the Apocrypha can be intimidating, as its presence in Catholic Bibles raises questions about the commonly held 66-book canon of the Protestant Bible. Indeed, the word apocrypha is actually a Greek word that means something like “hidden” or “secret.” There are many questions that emerge when thinking about the Apocrypha and other ancient works like the Book of Enoch:
In this short, helpful eBook, authors Jonathan Young and David Young guide you on a tour of these books, so that you can know what they’re about and discern their level of usefulness for us today.
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