The following is a list proving that there are connections between the Deuterocanonical books (which are the Word of God) and the New Testament:
That is, these books which are Divinely Inspired by God the Holy Spirit:
- Tobit
- Judith
- Wisdom
- Sirach
- Baruch
- 1 Maccabees
- 2 Maccabees
- and parts of Esther and Daniel
I will start with these and later on I will post a few from time to time, ok?
Again, these are the Deutero-Canonical Books (NOT the Apocrypha as some like to call it).
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* Jesus quotes from Tobit 7:18 when He calls His Father, "Lord of Heaven and earth" (Mt 11:25).
* Mary follows Sirach 10:14 when she says God "has put down the mighty from their thrones" (Lk 1:52).
* Elizabeth alludes to Judith 13:18 when she declares that Mary is most "blessed ... among women" (Lk 1:42).
* Mark and Luke record the Sadducees' story about the seven brothers in Tobit 3:8 and Tobit 7:11. [See Mk 12:20; Lk 20:29]
* James follows Sirach 29:10-11 in his teaching about laying up one's true treasure instead of silver and gold that will rust (see James 5:3).
* The seven spirits before God in John's Revelation are the same seven angels who present the prayers of the saints before the Holy One in Tobit 12:15 (see Rev 1:4).
* Peter alludes to Wisdom 3:5-6 when he teaches that God will test us just as gold is tested by fire (see 1 Pet 1:6-7).
* Paul follows Wisdom 5:17-20 when he charges us to take up the "armor of God," the "breastplate of righteousness," the "helmet of salvation" and the "shield of faith."[Eph 6:13-17] He borrows from Baruch 4:7 when he teaches that the pagans "sacrifice to demons and not to God."[1 Cor 10:20] And he quotes from 2 Maccabees 12:15, when he calls God the "one and only Sovereign."[1 Tim 6:15]
* The author of Hebrews follows Sirach 25:22 when he tells us to strengthen our "drooping hands" and "weak knees" (Heb 12:12).
* He also refers to 2 Maccabees 7:1-42, which is one of the most incredible stories of faith in Scripture, regarding the torture and murder of a mother and her children (see Heb 11:35).
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Source: (The Biblical Basis for the Catholic Faith, John Salza, pg. 16) ...
This book has a Nihil Obstat by Rev. Michael Heintz/Censor Librorum and an Imprimatur by John M. D'Arcy/Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend (January 27, 2005)
John Salza continues in page 17 ... "Of the approximately 350 Old Testament quotes in the New Testament, about three hundred come from the Septuagint. Some non-Catholic scholars, to give their rejection of the Deuterocanon a more historical basis, argue that the Jews removed these books form their canon at the Council of Jamnia, about a century after Christ's Ascension. However, these Jewish councils also rejected the Church's New Testament canon, as well as the claim that Jesus Christ was the Messiah! Therefore, Christians cannot appeal to Jewish councils, which rejected the New Testament and Christianity as a whole, as a basis for making pronouncements about the Bible."
Praised be the Holy Spirit.
I hope this thread is helpful to everyone.
May the Lord God give you all His Peace!
A. H. J. E.
After the Heart of Jesus Evangelist
That is, these books which are Divinely Inspired by God the Holy Spirit:
- Tobit
- Judith
- Wisdom
- Sirach
- Baruch
- 1 Maccabees
- 2 Maccabees
- and parts of Esther and Daniel
I will start with these and later on I will post a few from time to time, ok?
Again, these are the Deutero-Canonical Books (NOT the Apocrypha as some like to call it).
_____________________________________________________________________
* Jesus quotes from Tobit 7:18 when He calls His Father, "Lord of Heaven and earth" (Mt 11:25).
* Mary follows Sirach 10:14 when she says God "has put down the mighty from their thrones" (Lk 1:52).
* Elizabeth alludes to Judith 13:18 when she declares that Mary is most "blessed ... among women" (Lk 1:42).
* Mark and Luke record the Sadducees' story about the seven brothers in Tobit 3:8 and Tobit 7:11. [See Mk 12:20; Lk 20:29]
* James follows Sirach 29:10-11 in his teaching about laying up one's true treasure instead of silver and gold that will rust (see James 5:3).
* The seven spirits before God in John's Revelation are the same seven angels who present the prayers of the saints before the Holy One in Tobit 12:15 (see Rev 1:4).
* Peter alludes to Wisdom 3:5-6 when he teaches that God will test us just as gold is tested by fire (see 1 Pet 1:6-7).
* Paul follows Wisdom 5:17-20 when he charges us to take up the "armor of God," the "breastplate of righteousness," the "helmet of salvation" and the "shield of faith."[Eph 6:13-17] He borrows from Baruch 4:7 when he teaches that the pagans "sacrifice to demons and not to God."[1 Cor 10:20] And he quotes from 2 Maccabees 12:15, when he calls God the "one and only Sovereign."[1 Tim 6:15]
* The author of Hebrews follows Sirach 25:22 when he tells us to strengthen our "drooping hands" and "weak knees" (Heb 12:12).
* He also refers to 2 Maccabees 7:1-42, which is one of the most incredible stories of faith in Scripture, regarding the torture and murder of a mother and her children (see Heb 11:35).
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Source: (The Biblical Basis for the Catholic Faith, John Salza, pg. 16) ...
This book has a Nihil Obstat by Rev. Michael Heintz/Censor Librorum and an Imprimatur by John M. D'Arcy/Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend (January 27, 2005)
John Salza continues in page 17 ... "Of the approximately 350 Old Testament quotes in the New Testament, about three hundred come from the Septuagint. Some non-Catholic scholars, to give their rejection of the Deuterocanon a more historical basis, argue that the Jews removed these books form their canon at the Council of Jamnia, about a century after Christ's Ascension. However, these Jewish councils also rejected the Church's New Testament canon, as well as the claim that Jesus Christ was the Messiah! Therefore, Christians cannot appeal to Jewish councils, which rejected the New Testament and Christianity as a whole, as a basis for making pronouncements about the Bible."
Praised be the Holy Spirit.
I hope this thread is helpful to everyone.
May the Lord God give you all His Peace!
A. H. J. E.
After the Heart of Jesus Evangelist