A piece of writing or text that is of questionable authenticity or doubtful origin, especially religious texts not officially recognized by churches.
From Greek apokryphos (hidden, concealed), from apo- (away) + kryptein (to hide). The term originally referred to secret or hidden texts, later to rejected religious writings.
The Dead Sea Scrolls include apocrypha—ancient religious texts that didn't make it into the Bible but were still important enough for Jews to hide in caves!
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