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'''Apocrypha''', or '''apocryphal texts''', are books that were not included in the [[canon]]. | '''Apocrypha''', or '''apocryphal texts''', are books that were not included in the [[canon]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 19 December 2009
Apocrypha, or apocryphal texts, are books that were not included in the canon.
The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible includes the following apocryphal books:
- Tobit
- Judith
- The Wisdom of Solomon
- Baruch
- Azariah and the Three Jews
- Susanna
- Bel and the Dragon
- 1 Maccabees
- 2 Maccabees
- 1 Esdras
- The Prayer of Manasseh
- Psalm 151—a psalm that was not included in the canonical book of Psalms
- 3 Maccabees
- 2 Esdras
- 4 Maccabees
