"Apocrypha - that is, books which are not regarded as equal to the holy Scriptures, and yet are profitable and good to read."-Martin Luther
โSpeaking of the Apocrypha the Lord says: โThere are many things contained therein that are true, and it is mostly translated correctly; There are many things contained therein that are not true, which are interpolations by the hands of men...Therefore, whoso readeth it, let him understand, for the Spirit manifesteth truth; And whoso is enlightened by the Spirit shall obtain benefit therefrom..." -Joseph Smith, Doctrine and Covenants, section 91
This also shows it wasn't "prophetic", as some members would like to claim, for Joseph Smith to remove the apocrypha from his translation (plagiarism of Adam Clark's Bible commentary) before the 1885 removal of the apocrypha from the King James Translation, as the issue was discussed centuries before him.
I also cynically speculate Joseph Smith removed the apocrypha so that members would not notice he stole the name "Nephi" from 2 Maccabees, 136, as I detailed in another post.
That does not happen without John Maraโs approval. So when the conversation about how absolutely inept John Mara is, let us all remember he gave the green light to bench a Giantโs legend for Geno Smith.
I remember when we picked him one of the things everyone was saying was that he's "ready to go". Looks like he hasn't even played in the NEAFL in quite some weeks. Anyone got any info?
