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adjectivebeing of questionable authenticity
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of or belonging to the Apocrypha
Definition that contains apocryphal
- wisdom an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC
- judith an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
- susanna an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
- baruch an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
- tobit an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries
- i esdra an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah
- 2 esdras an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations
- judas maccabaeus Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC)
- wisdom of jesus the son of sirach an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
- book of susanna an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel