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===Apocrypha===

===Apocrypha===

In ancient times there were dozens of Christian writings claiming Apostolic authorship, or for some other reason considered to have authority by some ancient churches, but which were not ultimately included in the 27-book New Testament canon. These works are considered "apocryphal", and are therefore referred to as the New Testament [[Apocrypha]]. It includes many writings unfavourable to the position of the orthodoxy, such as [[Gnostic]] writing. These apocryphal works are nevertheless important insofar as they provide an ancient context and setting for the composition of the canonical books. They also can help establish linguistic conventions common in the canonical texts. Examples of early apocryphal works are the [[Gospel of Thomas]], the [[Epistle of Barnabas]] and the [[Epistle to the Laodiceans]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_testament]

In ancient times there were dozens of Christian writings claiming Apostolic authorship, or for some other reason considered to have authority by some ancient churches, but which were not ultimately included in the 27-book New Testament canon. These works are considered "apocryphal", and are therefore referred to as the New Testament [[Apocrypha]]. It includes many writings unfavourable to the position of the orthodoxy, such as [[Gnostic]] writing. These apocryphal works are nevertheless important insofar as they provide an ancient context and setting for the composition of the canonical books. They also can help establish linguistic conventions common in the canonical texts. Examples of early apocryphal works are the [[Gospel of Thomas]], the [[Epistle of Barnabas]] and the [[Epistle to the Laodiceans]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_testament]

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[[Category: Languages and Literature]]