Question about Doctrine and Covenants 91

[apexviper13]

We've been instructed in YSA to read D&C this semester and I came across D&C 91, which talks about the Apocrypha, and have a question. Is it referring to the Apocrypha from the Protestants or the deuterocanonical Apocrypha of the Catholic Church?

[MarginOfError]

yep

[Suzie]

Joseph Smith was making revisions of the Bible at that time. His bible contained the Apocrypha and that's why he asked the Lord.

[rameumptom]

Most LDS scholars also use this section to apply to all non-Biblical ancient Jewish/Christian texts.

[JThimm88]

Woah, "Protestant Apocrypha"??? What is that? I was Protestant before joining the Church, but only knew that Catholics had one...

[HiJolly]

I think it was limited to the KJV apocrypha.

HiJolly

[apexviper13]

Most LDS scholars also use this section to apply to all non-Biblical ancient Jewish/Christian texts.

Such as the books of Adam, books of the 12 people the 12 tribes of Israel are named after, etc?

[volgadon]

Such as the books of Adam, books of the 12 people the 12 tribes of Israel are named after, etc?

Properly known as Pseudepigraphia.

[bytebear]

The church uses the King James Version of the Bible for English. I imagine on other languages they use a similar one. I can't imagine different languages having different books. So, anything not in the KJV is apocrypha. And I understood it to be the books in the Catholic Bible as well. I have the LDS published edition, as well as a Catholic bible. I also have a Dead Sea Scrolls translation, but haven't even begun to study it.