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Created page with "thumb|200px|Cover of Apocrypha, 1957 The '''Apocrypha''' refers to a collection of fourteen or fifteen books written between the 3rd century B.C. and the 1st century A.D. These books are not recognized as part of the Old Testament canon. Their authorship is uncertain, and they were not included in the Hebrew Scriptures, although they were later added to the Greek translation of the Old Testament...." |
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==Inclusion of the Apocrypha== | ==Inclusion of the Apocrypha== | ||
[[file:Council of Trent.JPG | | [[file:Council of Trent.JPG |thumb | px |The Roman Catholic Council presided over the Council of Trent. It was decided to include the Apocrypha as the canon. ]] | ||
The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew, with a few sections in Aramaic. However, by the 3rd and 4th centuries B.C., many Jews living in the Mediterranean region no longer spoke or understood Hebrew fluently. To serve these Jewish communities, Jewish scholars translated the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, the international language of the time. This Greek translation became known as the Septuagint. According to tradition, the Septuagint was translated by seventy (or seventy-two) scholars, which is why it is referred to as [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Septuagint Septuagint], meaning seventy. | The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew, with a few sections in Aramaic. However, by the 3rd and 4th centuries B.C., many Jews living in the Mediterranean region no longer spoke or understood Hebrew fluently. To serve these Jewish communities, Jewish scholars translated the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, the international language of the time. This Greek translation became known as the Septuagint. According to tradition, the Septuagint was translated by seventy (or seventy-two) scholars, which is why it is referred to as [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Septuagint Septuagint], meaning seventy. | ||
