apocryphal
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- adjective
- /əˈpɑːkrɪfəl/
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apócrifo
- For some Christians, then, Jubilees was apocryphal in that it was associated with secrecy and endorsed the existence of a written esoteric tradition.
Examples
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Many scholars study the apocryphal texts to understand early Christianity better.
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Evodius described it as apocryphal and textual.
Academic text (2018) -
In his logic, discussed below, Jubilees was not an apocryphal Jewish text but a public, Christian one.
Academic text (2018) -
In addition, it should be noted that a number of these apocryphal writings were expressly condemned by the earliest Christians.
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Miniature codices were popular in early Christianity and often contained apocryphal texts.
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The fates of other disciples are consigned to legend and apocryphal texts.
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But, is it really true that apocryphal gospels were as popular and widespread as the canonical gospels?
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Poems of Adoration also includes Field's retelling of the apocryphal story of Salome after her departure from the court of Herod.
Academic text (2016) -
The Idah baptism and atalakpa stories may be apocryphal, but they are intriguing nonetheless for their insights into contemporary Edo takes on history.
Academic text (1997) -
Such authority is certainly borne out by the remainder of the poem, in which Lucrezia wields her comprehensive knowledge of the Baptist's scriptural and apocryphal traditions in order to construct her own, original version of this chapter of sacred history.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
A book in the Bible accepted by some Christian churches but not by others
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Apocryphal comes from Greek parts apo- 'away' and kryptein 'to hide', and it was used for the 'Apocrypha', books kept 'away' from the main Bible. So apocryphal can mean 'relating to those hidden writings'.