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Apocrypha

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Apocrypha (Greek: ἀπόκρυφος, "hidden"; singular: Apocryphon) are books or other works of literature from the times of the Bible that are not accepted universally as canonical.

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Classical and modern definitions

The classical Apocrypha are the deuterocanonical books written during the four hundred years between the last book of the Old Testament and the birth of Christ. Although they have an actual history and literary value in some cases, these fourteen books have been rejected as non-canonical by both the Jewish faith and most denominations of the Christian church. This is due to alleged historical, geographical, or literal inaccuracies in most cases, the teaching of doctrines which allegedly contradict what has already been considered inspired Scripture and a lack of elements and structure which give genuine Scripture its unique characteristic. [1]

Today, the term Apocryphon includes any work that has been rejected as non-canonical for any reason, including the Deuterocanonical books and various other proposed additions to the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Apocryphal texts by denomination

Catholicism

The Roman Catholic Church considers the following books as apocryphal:

These are the three uncanonical books appended to the official edition of the Vulgate.

Protestantism

Protestant denominations traditionally include deuterocanonical books, which are accepted as canonical by Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, in their definition of Apocrypha.

The following books are regarded as apocryphal by most, if not all, Protestant denominations:

As well as:

Universal Old Testament Apocrypha

Apocalypses

Legendary Apocrypha

Apocryphal psalms and prayers

Philosophy

With Christian accretions

New Testament Apocrypha

Apocryphal gospels

Judaistic and Gnostic gospels

Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles

Apocryphal epistles

Apostolic apocrypha

Miscellany

References

  1. ↑ Unger, Merrill F. Introductory Guide to the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1951, p. 70.

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