Christian Apocrypha

Christian Apocrypha

The article offers an overall introduction to Christian apocrypha. After a discussion of several terminological problems, it provides criteria for a definition of apocryphal literature and related traditions. After that, it discusses aspects of the question of why it may be meaningful to study Chris...

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Main Author:	Tobias Nicklas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology 2023-06-01
Series:	St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Subjects:	apocryphal texts bible canon heretical texts orthodox traditions translation pseudepigrapha
Online Access:	https://www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity/ChristianApocrypha

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