What Are the Apocrypha? Originally published October 26-27, 2018.
November 5, 2018
We seem to mention the Apocrypha fairly often. The answer to what they are is not simple. From the Greek (meaning “obscure”) through Medieval Latin (where it meant “secret, or non-canonical”), the word refers to a set or sets of texts the origin of which is doubtful or unknown. (“Canonical” refers to being ordained by […]