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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 | + | 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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Revision as of 16:40, 25 September 2007
The biblical apocrypha includes texts written in the Jewish and Christian religious traditions that either:
- were accepted into the biblical canon by some, but not all, Christian faiths, or
- whose canonicity or lack thereof is not yet certain,[1]
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 Biblical 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.
Surviving manuscripts of the whole Christian Bible include at least some of the Apocrypha as well as disputed books. After the Protestant and Catholic canons were defined by Luther and 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 and New Testaments to indicate their status.
- ↑ Proemial Annotations of Volume I of the Old Testament of Douay
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Pages in category "Apocrypha"
The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
