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  1. Copies of the Luther Bible include the intertestamental books between the Old Testament and New Testament; they are termed the "Apocrypha" in Christian denominations having their origins in the Reformation. The biblical apocrypha (from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos) 'hidden') denotes the collection of apocryphal ancient books ...

  2. Oct 30, 2022 · Bishop Athanasius of Alexandria wrote in the fourth century C.E. that the Christian apocrypha—texts that refer to the life of Jesus and his followers that are not included in the New Testament—“are used to deceive the simple-minded.”. It was once believed that after the Church had determined the contents of the canon, all of these ...

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  4. Apr 8, 2022 · Definition. In the 2nd century CE, as Christianity was in the process of becoming an independent religion, a body of literature emerged that scholars classify as apocrypha and pseudepigrapha. Apocrypha ( Greek: apokryptein, "to hide away") are those books considered outside the canon, meaning that they were not included when the New Testament ...

  5. APOCRYPHA ( ̓Απόκρυφος, hidden ). Applied technically to the relationship of certain books to the Heb. Canon. In general it constitutes the excess of the LXX over the Heb. Scriptures, with the material concerned being written during the last two centuries b.c. and the 1st cent. a.d. 1. The concept of the Apocrypha.

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