Apocrypha
Scripture-adjacent texts
General
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1 Maccabees
Deuterocanonical.
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Apocalypse of Abraham
No particular consensus; probably not genuine, but is referenced by some Fathers as being a valid source of tradition.
- Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew, and Thomas
- Acts of Thaddeus
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Additions to Esther
Canonical.
- Ahikar
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Jubilees
No particular consensus; cited by some Fathers as a resource.
- Apocalypse of Adam
- Apocalypse of Daniel
- Apocalypse of Elijah
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Epistle of Aristeas
This text is genuine both by consensus and modern scholarship; the only reason it is in this section and not the Patristics section is because it is included in some Old Testament manuscripts.
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Apology of Aristedes
Genuine.
- Ascension of Isaiah
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Prayer of Azariah
Deuterocanonical.
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Baruch
Deuterocanonical.
- 2 Baruch
- 3 Baruch / Apocalypse of Baruch
- 4 Baruch
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1 Clement
Genuine by consensus. The reason this is in this section and not the Patristics section is because it is in some manuscripts of the New Testament.
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2 Clement
Genuine by consensus. The reason this is in this section and not the Patristics section is because it is in some manuscripts of the New Testament.
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Clementine Homilies
Forgery by consensus.
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Susanna
Deuterocanonical.
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Bel and the Dragon
Deuterocanonical.
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1 Enoch
At least some parts are genuine by consensus; the current extant text was clearly once multiple texts, and this was known even in St. Augustine's time. Generally speaking, the Fathers receive the text up until it begins speaking about Noah — i.e. they accept the Books of the Watchers and the Parables, but not what comes after that.
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1 Esdras
Deuterocanonical.
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2 Esdras
Deuterocanonical.
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Apocalypse of Ezra
Disputed.
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Liturgy of James
Genuine by consensus.
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The Protoevangelium of James
Forgery by consensus. That said, the traditions contained in it can be traced back to other works, such as St. Justin's works and the so-called "Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew," which I, following the opinion of the saints, believe to be genuine.
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2 Maccabees
Deuterocanonical.
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Epistle of Jeremiah
Deuterocanonical.
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Sirach
Deuterocanonical.
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Letter of Jesus to Abgar
Eusebius of Caesarea claims that this text is authentic, and no Fathers dispute him simply because, were it a forgery, it would change nothing. It fits the tradition about Thaddeus of Edessa, so many other Fathers also take it to be genuine.
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Judith
Deuterocanonical.
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Life of Adam and Eve
No particular consensus; is cited by some Fathers as a container of true tradition, and is even alluded to in the Antiphon of Holy Thursday.
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Prayer of Manasseh
Deuterocanonical.
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Mathetes to Diognetus
Genuine.
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Pseudo-Matthew
Genuine by consensus; see Jerome's letter on this text.
- Mythological Acts of the Apostles
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Gospel of Nicodemus / Acts of Pilate
Genuine by consensus.
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Paul the Apostle — Epistles of Paul with Seneca
Genuine by consensus.
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Apocalypse of Peter
Genuine by consensus.
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Pseudepigrapha Vol. 1
Collection of Apocryphal texts.
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Pseudepigrapha Vol. 2
Collection of Apocryphal texts.
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2 Enoch / Slavonic Enoch
Heretical by consensus.
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Psuedepigrapha Vol. 2
Collection of Apocryphal texts.
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3 Enoch
Heretical by consensus.
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Wisdom of Solomon
Deuterocanonical.
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Odes of Solomon
Disputed.
- Sybilline Oracles
- Testament of Abraham
- Testament of Adam
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The Acts of Peter and Twelve
Gnostic.
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Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs
Genuine by consensus.
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Didache
Genuine by consensus.
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Apostolic Constitutions
Genuine by consensus; cited as canon "law."
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Tobit
Deuterocanonical.