The Apocrypha is scripture

The book of Sirach states that it was originally written in Hebrew and translated into Greek in the prologue of the book. Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther were not prophets of God nor written by prophets of God. Wisdom of Solomon 2:12-20 prophesies concerning Jesus 100 years before His birth. It says the following: (This is in the context of a foolish man talking.) Therefore, let us encircle the just, because he is useless to us, and he is against our works, and he reproaches us with our legal offenses, and makes known to us the sins of our way of life. He promises that he has the knowledge of God and he calls himself the son of God. He was made among us to expose our very thoughts. He is grievous for us even to behold, for his life is unlike other men's lives, and immutable are his ways. It is as if we are considered by him to be insignificant, and he abstains from our ways as from filth; he prefers the newly justified, and he glories that he has God for his father. Let us see, then, if his words are true, and let us test what will happen to him, and then we will know what his end will be. For if he is the true son of God, he will receive him and deliver him from the hands of his adversaries. Let us examine him with insult and torture, that we may know his reverence and try his patience. Let us condemn him to a most shameful death, for, according to his own words, God will care for him." (Wisdom 2:12-20 CPDV) There are no prophecies except that one because there were no prophets in Israel. It says that twice in 1 Maccabees. Not every biblical book has to be prophetic. Again, where does the Apocrypha promote evil acts? Though it says almsgiving cleanses sin, what it really means is that it is an act of righteousness. Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness. Therefore, like any good deed, it is commendable before God. Just as the body without the soul is dead, so faith without works is dead. Tobit and Judith were never meant to be historically accurate. Both of those books are like parables trying to teach a moral lesson instead of a history lesson. Judith is a symbolic book which combines Assyria and Babylon as enemies nations of Israel. Nebuchadnezzar was technically kind of Assyria since he ruled the lands which used to be Assyria. It would be like if you said Alexander the Great was king of Persia. It does not mean he was Persain but instead, he ruled over the lands of what used to be Persia. You said that there are no verified prophecies fulfilled? Please correct me if I enterpreted that rebuttal wrong. There are a few fulfillments of prophecies found in Daniel chapter 11. These take place concerning the relations between the Ptolomies of Egypt and The Seleucids of Asia. When the book of Baruch says that Israel would be in Babylon for 7 generations it means that they would be in that region. It does not say they would be ruled under Babylon for 7 generations. You are right in saying that Jeremiah said that they would be ruled under Babylon for 70 years. The Apocrypha contains great teachings and words of encouragement. Even if it was not considered as valuable as the other 39 books of the Old Testament, they should be regarded as holy books that we can learn from.