Apocrypha
Contested biblical texts
The Apocrypha is a collection of ancient Jewish writings included in some Christian Bibles but not in the Hebrew scriptures or most Protestant canons.
These texts—including Tobit, Judith, and the books of Maccabees—are considered canonical by Catholic and Orthodox churches but relegated to secondary status by others.
The Apocrypha contains stories not found in the standard Old Testament. (Lowercase apocrypha means any writings of doubtful authenticity.)
Of secondary biblical authority
- noncanonicalOutside official doctrine
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- canonicityOfficial inclusion status
- scriptureSacred religious writings
biblical · disputed · authenticity · spurious · heretical · orthodoxy · inclusion · exclusion
Hebrew heroine, biblical
- MaccabeesJudean revolt leaders
- WisdomProfound judgment and discernment
- SusannaBiblical woman, wrongly accused
- EnochBiblical figure, ascended alive
Gospel of Thomas · manuscripts · codices · scrolls · fragments · parchment · vellum · palimpsest
Concealed information
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- obscureUnknown to most
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- crypticObscure in meaning
enigmatic · shrouded · buried · unknown · lost · forgotten · suppressed · rediscovered
Critical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- patristicOf church fathers
- theologyStudy of the divine
- translationConverting between languages
commentary · interpretation · historicity · provenance · attribution · dating · interpolation · redaction
Relating to mystical insight
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
- occultConcealed from view
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
- cabalisticRelating to secret mysticism
revelation · visionary · apocalyptic · symbolic · allegorical · initiatory · enigmatic · arcane
deuterocanonical
Of secondary biblical authority
- noncanonicalOutside official doctrine
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- canonicityOfficial inclusion status
scripture · biblical · disputed · authenticity · spurious · heretical · orthodoxy · inclusion · exclusion · Septuagint
Judith
Hebrew heroine, biblical
- MaccabeesJudean revolt leaders
- WisdomProfound judgment and discernment
- SusannaBiblical woman, wrongly accused
Enoch · Gospel of Thomas · manuscripts · codices · scrolls · fragments · parchment · vellum · palimpsest · scriptorium
secret
Concealed information
cryptic · enigmatic · shrouded · buried · unknown · lost · forgotten · suppressed · rediscovered · mysterious
exegesis
Critical textual interpretation
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- patristicOf church fathers
- theologyStudy of the divine
translation · commentary · interpretation · historicity · provenance · attribution · dating · interpolation · redaction
gnostic
Relating to mystical insight
cabalistic · revelation · visionary · apocalyptic · symbolic · allegorical · initiatory · enigmatic · arcane
- BibleOld Testament, New Testament, Holy Scriptures, Adam, Moses
- ancient textsscrolls, scroll, Euclid's Elements, Epic of Gilgamesh, codex
- Biblesstudy Bible, King James Bible, family Bible, Catholic Bible, children's Bible
- Christian textsBible, New Testament, Old Testament, gospel, psalm
- religious textsBible, scriptures, Bible translations, Gospels, Koran
- scriptureBible, New Testament, Old Testament, verses, passages