The 'Extra' Books

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The 'Hidden' Bible
In Defense of the Faith
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
By Jack Kinsella

From time to time, somebody will email me with a question about the Apocrypha, or the 'extra' books found in certain versions of the Bible. The Douay version (approved by the Vatican) includes the Apocrypha. So do some King James Versions, although the Apocryphal books are set apart.

First, what is the 'Apocrypha'? The word itself is derived from ecclesiastical Latin apocrypha scripta meaning 'hidden writings' which was itself derived from the Greek apokruphos meaning 'to hide away'.

The Apocryphical books of the Bible fall into two categories...

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