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Definition of Apocryphal

Apocryphal
Apocryphal A*poc"ry*phal, a. 1. Pertaining to the Apocrypha. 2. Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false. The passages . . . are, however, in part from apocryphal or fictitious works. --Sir G. C. Lewis.

Meaning of Apocryphal from wikipedia

- be of doubtful authorship or authenticity, in Christianity, the word apocryphal (ἀπόκρυφος) was first applied to writings which were to be read privately...
- but not divinely inspired. As such, to refer to Gnostic writings as "apocryphal" is misleading since they would not be classified in the same category...
- Apocryphal prayer (in the Index of Repudiated Books, false prayer) is a prayer modeled on the church prayer, but containing a large number of insertions...
- org. "Esther, Book of" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905. "Esther, Apocryphal Book of" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905. Bush, Frederic W. (1998)...
- called the First Apocryphal Apocalypse of John, Gr**** apocalypse The Apocalypse of John Chrysostom, also called the Second Apocryphal Apocalypse of John...
- prologues, Jerome mentions all of the deuterocanonical and apocryphal works by name as being apocryphal or "not in the canon" except for Prayer of Man****es and...
- The Apocalypse of John Chrysostom, also called the Second Apocryphal Apocalypse of John, is a Christian text composed in Gr**** between the 6th and 8th...
- chose a separate numbering for apocryphal books and called it 1 Esdras (using the Gr**** form to differentiate the apocryphal book from the canonical Ezra)...
- collectively as the "fourfold gospel" (euangelion tetramorphon). The many apocryphal gospels arose from the 1st century onward, frequently under ****umed names...
- within the genre into the Christian Bible. These do****ents are considered apocryphal by all churches. They tend to be later, legendary accounts about the twelve...