The “apocrypha” is still present in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles. Protestant Bibles have gradually removed them since the 1800s, as Protestant denominations do not view them as divinely inspired ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christy Cobb, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) Of Jesus’ 12 disciples, Saint ...

In 325 AD, the Council of Nicaea debated and decided on 27 books for the New Testament and 39 books for the Old Testament. There were 14 other books they did not omit from the Bible, either. These ...

(The Conversation) — ‘Apocrypha’ means ‘hidden’ in Greek, but it is often used to describe texts that are outside the official biblical canon. (The Conversation) — Of Jesus’ 12 disciples, Saint Peter ...