Biblical apocrypha
collection of ancient books found in some editions of Christian Bibles
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Summary
Biblical apocrypha ranks in the top 0.7% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,861 views/month, #548 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: religious text[2], apocrypha[3]
- Commons category: Biblical apocrypha[4]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Apocrypha[5]
- Described by source: Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation (2007 ed.)[6], Otto's encyclopedia[7], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[10], Pauly–Wissowa[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[14], New International Encyclopedia[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Topic has template: Template:Apocrypha[18]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/apocrypha[19]
- Different from: Jewish apocryphon[20], New Testament apocrypha[21], deuterocanonical books[22], apocrypha[23]
- P14483: l/libros-apocrifos[24]
Why It Matters
Biblical apocrypha has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]