The Apocrypha comprises those books not accepted as part of the Bible when the Hebrew canon was set, but which survived in the Greek scriptures. Early editions of the English Bible included the ...

‘Apocrypha’ means ‘hidden things’, and is the term used to describe the books which were not accepted into the Hebrew Canon, but which survive in the Greek Scriptures. These books were written in the ...

[S&W, pp. OT 434-435; JBC, p. 517] Now the Catholic Church is not alone in accepting the Books which Protestants label as "Apocrypha." The Coptic, Greek and Russian Orthodox churches also ...

While some contain the usual 66 books, others contain more. The difference is known as the biblical apocrypha. Much like their name gives away, these texts are considered apocryphal by the Church ...