(Greek: apokryphos, hidden)
Originally writings that claimed a sacred origin and were supposed to have been hidden for generations; later, a well-defined class of literature with scriptural or quasi-scriptural pretensions, but lacking genuineness and canonicity, which were composed during the two centuries before Christ and the early centuries of our era. Protestants apply the term improperly to denote also Old Testament books, not contained in the Jewish canon, but received by Catholics under the name of deuterocanonical.
The following is a list of the Apocrypha:
Apocrypha of Jewish Origin
Jewish Apocalypses
Legendary Apocrypha of Jewish Origin
Apocryphal Psalms and Prayers
Jewish Philosophy
Apocrypha of Jewish Origin with Christian Accretions
Apocrypha Of Christian Origin
Apocryphal Gospels of Catholic Origin
Judaistic and Heretical Gospels
Pilate Literature and Other Apocrypha concerning Christ
Gnostic Acts of the Apostles
Catholic Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles
Apocryphal Doctrinal Works
Apocryphal Epistles
Christian Apocryphal Apocalypses
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