The Apocrypha is a collection of books that were not canonized (that is, they were not included in the standardized list of books) in the Hebrew Bible (or Protestant Old Testament). The Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church call these books Deuterocanonical and include them in their versions of the Old Testament. The books include Tobit, Judith, Additions to Esther, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Baruch, Additions to Daniel, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, 1 Esdras, and 2 Esdras.
Some editions of the Revised Standard Version (RSV) Bible include not only the Apocrypha listed above, but also the third and fourth books of Maccabees, Psalm 151, and the Letter of Jeremiah.
Scholars regard the most important of the extracanonical, or apocryphal, books to be the 'Q' document and the Gospel of Thomas.
There are a total of 27, twenty seven books in the New Testament. You may see Apocryphal (or Deuterocanonical) books in the Old Testament of Catholic and Greek Orthodox bibles such as the book of Tolbit or Judith, but you won't see Apocryphal books in the New Testament of mainstream Christian bibles.
No - the Apocryphal books are non-canonical, that is, they are not part of the Protestant Bible.
The 7 Apocryphal books of the Old Testament.
The Apocryphal books are a group of texts that are included in some versions of the Christian Bible, particularly the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions, but are not considered canonical by all Christian denominations. They include books such as Tobit, Judith, and Wisdom of Solomon.
The Roman Catholic Bible currently contain 7 Apocryphal Books in the O.T.. At one time they included 11 books.
Alfred Resch has written: 'Agrapha' -- subject(s): Apocryphal and legendary literature, Apocryphal books (New Testament), Bible, Biography, Criticism, interpretation, Early Christian literature
There are 14 books considered apocryphal in the King James Version of the Bible. These books are not included in the Protestant canon but are included in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canons.
The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV) contains both the standard Protestant canon and the books that are traditionally used by Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christians (called "Apocryphal" or "Deuterocanonical" books).Total of 73 books.In standard NRSV editions, the "Apocryphal" or "Deuterocanonical" books are included in its own section after the Old Testament books, and the Catholic edition of the NRSV includes those books in the Old Testament in the order defined by the Roman Catholic church.
There is no "Bible" per se that contains these books. Collectively they are referred to by scholars as the Apocrypha, or apocryphal books, but they are separate works. If you search the internet there are likely collections of them published somewhere.
protestant canon does not include Apocryphal bookscatholic and orthodox canon does include Apocryphal bookscatholic canon follows Latin Vulgateorthodox canon follows Greek Septuagint
H. F. Van Rooy has written: 'Studies on the Syriac Apocryphal Psalms' -- subject(s): Apocryphal books (Old Testament), Bible, Criticism, interpretation, Peshitta, Textual Criticism, Versions
The Blessed Virgin Mary's parents (Saint Anne and Saint Joachim) are mentioned in the Apocryphal books.