The Apocrypha In The Irish Church.

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The Apocrypha In The Irish Church.
Martin McNamara, MSC.
ISBN 0901282650
Dublin Inst. For Advanced Studies. 1984

Written in English this is an absolutely fascinating book that zooms in on a not so common theme in Irish literature and history – the Apocrypha. Many questions are raised and some solutions found. Why were apocrypha writings preserved in Ireland and not in Europe? How did this material find it’s way to Ireland?
What part did Apocrypha play in the early Irish Church? Proponents of a connection between the ancient Irish and the Eastern Churches can draw on evidence from art, from the liturgy and from monastic observances in our literature and history containing Apocrypha.