apocrypha

• Имя собственное, обозначающее собрание из 14 книг Ветхого Завета, включённых в Вульгату (за исключением Второй книги Ездры), но опущенных в еврейских и протестантских версиях Библии; восточные христианские церкви (за исключением Коптской церкви) признают все эти книги каноническими; Русская православная церковь считает эти тексты богодухновенными, но не придаёт им того же статуса.

A proper noun referring to a collection of 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.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Biblical textsC2formal

   A collection of 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.

   Апокрифы

   • The Apocrypha includes books like Tobit and Judith.
   • Many Protestant Bibles do not include the Apocrypha.
   • Scholars debate the historical accuracy of the Apocrypha.

2. Writings of doubtful authenticityC2formal

   Writings or statements whose authorship or authenticity is uncertain or disputed.

   Апокрифы

   • The apocrypha of the early church includes many gospels not in the New Testament.
   • Historians often treat these texts as apocrypha due to lack of evidence.
   • The collection of apocrypha was excluded from the official canon.

   Synonymspseudepigrapha

   Antonymscanonscripture