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Definition of apocrypha:
- n. 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status.
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Apocrypha(Wikipedia)
The term apocrypha is used with various meanings, including "hidden", "esoteric", "spurious", "of questionable authenticity", and "Christian texts that are not ...
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Apocrypha(Encarta)Apocrypha (Greek apokryphos, "hidden"), word coined by the 5th-century biblical scholar Saint Jerome for the biblical books received by the church of his time as part of the Greek version of the Old Testament, but that were not included in ...
Apocrypha: Definition from Answers.comApocrypha n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The biblical books included in the Vulgate and accepted in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox canon but
www.answers.com - Jul 27, 2010
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: ApocryphaBroadly speaking, the apocrypha of Jewish origin are coextensive with what are styled of ... Etymologically, the derivation of Apocrypha is very simple, being ...
www.newadvent.org - Nov 21, 2009 - Search this Site
Apocrypha - New World EncyclopediaApocrypha (from the Greek: ἀπόκρυφα, meaning "hidden"[1]) is a term used in a ... For most Protestants, the term apocrypha refers to scriptural texts that fall outside of ...
www.newworldencyclopedia.org - Jul 25, 2010 - Search this Site
Apocrypha.org: Online Apocrypha with Search ToolsParallel Apocrypha. Tobit. Judith. Esther (Greek) Wisdom of Solomon. Ecclesiasticus (Sira) ... Maccabees. 2 Maccabees. 1 Esdras. 2 Esdras. Prayer of Manasseh. Apocrypha ...
apocrypha.org - Mar 21, 2009 - Search this Site
Apocrypha | Define Apocrypha at Dictionary.comApocrypha definition at Dictionary.com, a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms and translation. Look it up now!
dictionary.reference.com - May 09, 2010 - Search this Site
ApocryphaWhy isn't the Apocrypha in the Protestant Bible and Did Constantine Decide What Books Belonged in the Bible?
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NETBible: ApocryphaApocrypha [EBD] hidden, spurious, the name given to certain ancient books which found a ... The Old Testament Apocrypha consists of fourteen books, the chief of ...
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The Apocypha and PseudepigraphaThe Apocrypha are still regarded as part of the canon of the Roman Catholic and ... All the Apocrypha and most of the Pseudepigrapha are Jewish works ...
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org - Aug 29, 2007 - Search this Site
The Old Testament Apocrypha Controversy - Probe MinistriesDon Closson analyzes the controversial issue of the Apocrypha, weighing the evidence on the canonicity of these books, affirming their value, but agreeing with the ...
www.probe.org - Jul 28, 2010 - Search this Site
Bible Query from the ApocryphaJerome coined the term "apocrypha" from the Greek word for hidden, to distinguish these from both "true scripture" and other religious writings. ...
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Apocrypha - OrthodoxWikiSince mostly all of Christianity accept the same 27 books of the New Testament, the term apocrypha is used for both apocryphal books, and pseudoepigrapha books. Contents ...
orthodoxwiki.org - Aug 30, 2009 - Search this Site
