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The '''biblical apocrypha''' includes texts written in the [[Judaism|Jewish]] and [[Christianity|Christian]] religious traditions that either:

The biblical apocrypha includes texts written in the [[Judaism|Jewish]] and [[Christianity|Christian]] religious traditions that either:

* were accepted into the [[biblical canon]] by some, but not all, Christian faiths, or

* were accepted into the [[biblical canon]] by some, but not all, Christian faiths, or

* whose [[Biblical canon|canonicity]] or lack thereof is not yet certain,<ref>Proemial Annotations of Volume I of the [[Douay-Rheims Bible|Old Testament of Douay]]</ref>

* whose [[Biblical canon|canonicity]] or lack thereof is not yet certain,<ref>Proemial Annotations of Volume I of the [[Douay-Rheims Bible|Old Testament of Douay]]</ref>

A comparative list can be found in the article on [[books of the Bible]].  For extra-biblical works sometimes referred to as ''apocrypha'', see the article on [[apocrypha]].

A comparative list can be found in the article on [[the Bible]].  For extra-biblical works sometimes referred to as ''apocrypha'', see the article on [[apocrypha]].

The biblical apocrypha are sometimes referred to as '''the Apocrypha'''.  Although the term ''apocrypha'' simply means ''hidden'', this usage is sometimes considered pejorative by those who consider such works to be canonical parts of their scripture.  

The biblical apocrypha are sometimes referred to as '''the Apocrypha'''.  Although the term ''apocrypha'' simply means ''hidden'', this usage is sometimes considered pejorative by those who consider such works to be canonical parts of their scripture.  

Surviving manuscripts of the whole Christian [[Bible]] include at least some of the Apocrypha as well as [[Deuterocanonical books|disputed books]]. After the Protestant and Catholic canons were defined by [[Martin Luther|Luther]] and [[Council of Trent|Trent]] respectively, early Protestant and Catholic editions of the Bible did not omit these books, but placed them in a separate ''Apocrypha'' section apart from the [[Old Testament|Old]] and [[New Testament|New]] Testaments to indicate their status.

Surviving manuscripts of the whole Christian [[Bible]] include at least some of the '''Apocrypha''' as well as [[Deuterocanonical books|disputed books]]. After the Protestant and Catholic canons were defined by [[Martin Luther|Luther]] and [[Council of Trent|Trent]] respectively, early Protestant and Catholic editions of the Bible did not omit these books, but placed them in a separate '''Apocrypha''' section apart from the [[Old Testament|Old]] and [[New Testament|New]] Testaments to indicate their status.

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