deuterocanonical
- adjective
- /ˌdjuːtərəˈkænɪkəl/
- Formal
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deuterocanónico
- Many scholars debate the significance of deuterocanonical texts in understanding early Christian theology.
Examples
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Some Christians consider the deuterocanonical writings to be an important part of their sacred scriptures, while others do not.
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There is an overwhelming amount of data available online regarding different Bible versions, lexicons, concordances, apocryphal studies, deuterocanonical books, history of the church, and history of Judaism, you name it.
Blog text (21) -
One of the things about this project being animated is that I think anything that is outside of live action tends to be seen as 'deuterocanonical.'
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In other words, nowhere in the texts of the Torah, the other writings of the Old or New Testaments, or even in the deuterocanonical or apocryphal texts does it say, "There is only life on Earth."
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As the recent ecumenical editions or joint editions of the Bible show, this Catholic canon of Scripture is substantially acceptable also to the Orthodox and the Protestants, with some minor additions or subtractions regarding the "apocrypha" or deuterocanonical writings.
Academic text (2010) -
The Catholic Church recognizes several deuterocanonical books that are not included in the Protestant Bible.
How Accepted
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Etymology
Deuterocanonical comes from the Greek parts deutero- meaning 'second' and canon meaning 'rule' or 'list' of books. So, it describes a 'second' group of Bible books that some churches accept as part of the Bible and others do not.