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APOCRYPHA

A largely Western term for ostensibly Biblical works not admitted into the canon of scripture. (Note that the deuterocanonical books are not considered apocrypha by Orthodox or Roman Catholics.)
From the Orthodox perspective, the term is excessively broad, including an entire spectrum of works ranging from clearly spurious and/or heretical material to possibly authentic writings which the Church has deemed of secondary importance. In between are the many writings which have been altered to an unknown extent by heretics, and others which are Orthodox in content but of uncertain authenticity.
Norman Hugh Redington

ABOUT:
- Timothy J. Horner: Apocrypha. From Jews and Judaism in Christian Writings of the Second Century CE. --- ECOLE
COLLECTIONS:
- The Non-Canonical Homepage Very large and well-organized collection at Northwest Nazarene University.
- The Lost Books of the Bible: The much-reprinted XIX Century collection of New Testament apocrypha and Apostolic Fathers, here enhanced with extensive marginal notes (a feature inexplicably rare in hypertext). This edition originally from an interesting site called "The Seraphim Files", which has unfortunately disappeared; the copy linked here still seems to work, however. --- TLIQuest

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