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1. • • Bibles printed today typically contain the Old Testament (39 books, the whole Jewish Bible) and the New Testament (27 books about Jesus and the birth of Christianity). The Apocrypha consists of Jewish texts written in the years between the Old and New Testaments, that is, between c. 400 BCE and the advent of Jesus.
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   What is an apocryphal Gospel?

   • An apocryphal Gospel is any non-canonical early work that claims to record the life and teaching of Jesus. Neither Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, nor Protestants accept any of the apocryphal gospels as authoritative or inspired.

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   What is the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas about?

   • The apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas presents a fascinating story: a description of the childhood of Jesus.

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   What is the Apocrypha in the Bible?

   • What Is the Apocrypha? The Apocrypha is a collection of pre-New Testament works by Jewish writers, many collected in the Septuagint, a Greek translation of Hebrew texts including the 39 canonical books of the Old Testament.

   What Are the Apocryphal Books and Do They Belong in the Bible?

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   Is the Apocrypha a Christian book?

   • The Apocrypha is a collection of pre-New Testament works by Jewish writers, many collected in the Septuagint, a Greek translation of Hebrew texts including the 39 canonical books of the Old Testament. These books are considered Scripture by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, but not by Protestant denominations.

   What Are the Apocryphal Books and Do They Belong in the Bible?

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   What is the early Christian Apocrypha?

   • Called by some the lost, or hidden, books of the Bible because they are not included in the New Testament, the early Christian Apocrypha are actually well known in Europe and in the realm of Eastern Orthodoxy.

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   Do Catholics accept the apocryphal gospels?

   • Neither Roman Catholics nor Eastern Orthodox nor Protestants accept the apocryphal gospels as authoritative or inspired. However, modern scholarship, such as that applied in the Jesus Seminar, generally accepts these ‘gospels’ as accurate records needed to give us a full picture of the life and teachings of Jesus.

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   And it came to pass, when the Lord Jesus was born at Bethlehem, a city of Judea in the time of Herod the King; the wise men came from the East to Jerusalem, according to the prophecy of Zoradascht (Zoroaster), and brought with them offerings: namely, gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and worshipped him, and offered to him their gifts. 2 Then the ...

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   The Christian Apocrypha are the only literature of the early church to describe Jesus physically. Virtually all of these texts describe Jesus as appearing to the faithful in many forms; a principal form is Jesus as a “beautiful youth.” 9 The earliest depictions of Jesus present the same image.

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   Dec 22, 2021 · The Christian Apocrypha are rich with tales of the birth of Jesus. The earliest and most well-known of these are the stories found in the Protevangelium (or “Proto-Gospel”) of James.

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   Jan 21, 2022 · Some of the apocryphal gospels are the work of heretical groups that attempted to co-opt the teachings of Jesus for their own purposes. Among these works are the Gospel of Marcion, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Judas, the Gospel of Mary, the Gospel of Philip, and the Gospel of Truth.

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   The Birth of Jesus. 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.

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   Feb 28, 2024 · The Apocrypha is a collection of pre-New Testament works by Jewish writers, many collected in the Septuagint, a Greek translation of Hebrew texts including the 39 canonical books of the Old Testament. These books are considered Scripture by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, but not by Protestant denominations.

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    The apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas presents a fascinating story: a description of the childhood of Jesus. The gospel, which covers about six to seven book pages, consists of a number of miracle accounts and some discourses: it begins with the five-year-old Jesus playing by a brook and ends with the well-known episode from the Gospel of ...