Apocrypha
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- noun
- /əˈpɑːkrɪfə/
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Apócrifos
- The same goes with the Bible and Apocrypha, right?
Have you ever heard that the Apocrypha with Catholics, they've left books out of the Bible?
- Have you ever heard that the Apocrypha with Catholics, they've left books out of the Bible?
- And when you go into the the the Apocrypha, the texts that were left out by the church the first time didn't work.
Examples
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It's in the Apocrypha - one of the more obscure backwaters of the Septuagint Bible.
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In sum, where Jerome saw potential for the apocrypha to edify the academic elite, Epiphanius focused on its capacity to lead readers astray.
Academic text (2018) -
These are from the Apocrypha.
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There are also works based on or related to the Hebrew Bible, sometimes called the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.
Academic text (1994) -
Epiphanius was more suspicious about the collection of books he described as apocrypha than Jerome.
Academic text (2018) -
In fact, Origen, too, cited a tradition found in Jubilees as Hebrew apocrypha.
Academic text (2018) -
Kasdeya, the fifth Satan, according to the Book of Enoch, which is found in the over 14 books of the Apocrypha, and omitted from the final version you've come to know.
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Moreover, while Jerome referred to Jubilees as apocrypha, Epiphanius described Jubilees as "tradition" and considered its contents an important component of orthodox Christian knowledge.
Academic text (2018) -
Epiphanius's Panarion allows us to witness a part of this struggle: his citations of Jubilees, in context and content, show us the transformation of a text from Jewish apocrypha into a symbol of Christian orthodoxy.
Academic text (2018) -
The books of the Apocrypha provide alternative stories not found in the standard biblical canon.
Synonyms
A book in the Bible accepted by some Christian churches but not by others
How Recognized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apocrypha comes from Greek parts apo- 'away' and kryph- 'to hide', so it literally means 'hidden writings'. That's why Apocrypha is used for old books that some churches kept 'away' from the official Bible or did not accept as part of the canon.