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# '''Uncertain Authorship and Origin''' Many Apocryphal books have unclear authorship, lack historical validation, and are often anonymous or falsely attributed. This contrasts with the books of the canon, which are attributed to known prophets and apostles.

# '''Not Included in the Original Hebrew Scriptures''' The Apocryphal books were not part of the Hebrew Bible and were excluded from the Jewish canon, even though they appeared in the Greek Septuagint. Judaism itself does not recognize the Apocrypha as divinely inspired Scripture.

# '''Not Quoted by Jesus or the Apostles'''

[[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] frequently quoted the Old Testament to affirm its authority, but He never quoted from the Apocrypha. Likewise, the New Testament writers, including the apostles, made hundreds of Old Testament references, but none of them cite Apocryphal texts. This absence underscores their exclusion from the early Church’s understanding of Scripture.

# '''Not Used in the Early Church Canon''' The early Church, led by the apostles, preserved the teachings of Jesus through the Gospels and epistles, which later formed the [[The New Testament|New Testament]] canon. These writings were shared, recognized, and preserved by churches throughout the ancient world. In contrast, Apocryphal writings were never officially adopted by the early Church as part of Scripture. This is the biggest reason true [[Christian|Christians]] do not use the Apocrypha.

==See also==

*[[Bible]]

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 # '''Uncertain Authorship and Origin''' Many Apocryphal books have unclear authorship, lack historical validation, and are often anonymous or falsely attributed. This contrasts with the books of the canon, which are attributed to known prophets and apostles.
 # '''Not Included in the Original Hebrew Scriptures''' The Apocryphal books were not part of the Hebrew Bible and were excluded from the Jewish canon, even though they appeared in the Greek Septuagint. Judaism itself does not recognize the Apocrypha as divinely inspired Scripture.
 # '''Not Quoted by Jesus or the Apostles'''
 [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] frequently quoted the Old Testament to affirm its authority, but He never quoted from the Apocrypha. Likewise, the New Testament writers, including the apostles, made hundreds of Old Testament references, but none of them cite Apocryphal texts. This absence underscores their exclusion from the early Church’s understanding of Scripture.
-# '''Not Used in the Early Church Canon''' The early Church, led by the apostles, preserved the teachings of Jesus through the Gospels and epistles, which later formed the [[The New Testament|New Testament]] canon. These writings were shared, recognized, and preserved by churches throughout the ancient world. In contrast, Apocryphal writings were never officially adopted by the early Church as part of Scripture. This is the biggest reason true [[Christian|Christians]] do not use the Apocrypha.
+# '''Not Used in the Early Church Canon'''  The early Church, led by the apostles, preserved the teachings of Jesus through the Gospels and epistles, which later formed the [[The New Testament|New Testament]] canon. These writings were shared, recognized, and preserved by churches throughout the ancient world. In contrast, Apocryphal writings were never officially adopted by the early Church as part of Scripture. This is the biggest reason true [[Christian|Christians]] do not use the Apocrypha.
 ==See also==
 *[[Bible]]

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