apocryphal writing

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• WRITING — (Scripts, Materials, and Inscriptions). SCRIPTS AND MATERIALS General Survey From the end of the third millennium B.C.E., the art of writing was practiced in the ancient Near East (see alphabet ). Here, the pictographic, cuneiform, and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• apocryphal — [16] Apocryphal is a ‘secondgeneration’ adjective; the original adjective form in English was apocrypha (‘The writing is apocrypha when the author thereof is unknown’, John de Trevisa 1387). This came, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• apocryphal — [16] Apocryphal is a ‘secondgeneration’ adjective; the original adjective form in English was apocrypha (‘The writing is apocrypha when the author thereof is unknown’, John de Trevisa 1387). This came, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek… …   Word origins

• Apocrypha — • A long article with a comments on each Apocryphal book. Classified according to origin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apocrypha     Apocrypha      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

• Thomas the Apostle — Saint Thomas the Apostle The Incredulity of St Thomas by Caravaggio Apostle Born 1st century AD …   Wikipedia

• Manasses — • The name of seven persons of the Bible, a tribe of Israel, and one of the apocryphal writings Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Manasses     Manasses      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Book of Jubilees —     Book of Jubilees     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Jubilees     (ta Iobelaia).     An apocryphal writing, so called from the fact that the narratives and stories contained in it are arranged throughout in a fanciful chronological system… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Manasses (given name) — Manasses or Manasseh is a given name of seven persons of the Bible, a tribe of Israel, one of the apocryphal writings and several more modern persons. Manasses Origin Word/Name Hebrew Other names Related names Manasseh …   Wikipedia

• St. John the Baptist —     St. John the Baptist     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John the Baptist     The principal sources of information concerning the life and ministry of St. John the Baptist are the canonical Gospels. Of these St. Luke is the most complete,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Veronica — Infobox Saint name=Saint Veronica birth date=1st century AD death date=1st century AD feast day=July 12; February 4 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize=250px caption= Saint Veronica , by Hans Memling. birth place=Caesarea Philippi or… …   Wikipedia