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Article Title

New Testament Biblical Apocrypha and the Exclusion of Apocalypses from the Canon

Authors

Vincent Marino, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow

Document Type

Work In Progress

Abstract

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"The criteria for canonicity which led to the inclusion of the Book of Revelation in the New Testament call into question the exclusion of other apocryphal apocalypses and revelatory treatises. Biblical apocrypha is defined as texts that were at one time a part of the biblical canon but no longer are, or texts that were never a part of the biblical canon at all but are widely known and valued. Examples of writings that collectively make up the apocrypha are gospels, gnostic texts, acts, epistles, apocalypses, fragments, lost works, and other miscellaneous texts."

First Page

23

Last Page

48

Recommended Citation

Marino, Vincent (2016) "New Testament Biblical Apocrypha and the Exclusion of Apocalypses from the Canon," Verbum: Vol. 13: Iss. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/verbum/vol13/iss2/6