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Apocrypha

The word “apocryphal” is derived from the Greek word apokryphos, meaning “hidden”. The idea was that most books in the Bible were meant for everyone, but the content of some books was “hidden”, and only meant for the initiated. These books were called “apocryphal”. The apocrypha were said to contain secret knowledge. This knowledge was not intended for the masses, but for a selected group of those initiated in the lore.
Originally, the term “apocryphal” was a positive label. Later, the term was used to indicate the books that were not part of the canon, and so “apocryphal” became the opposite of “canonical”.

Old Testament Apocrypha

Bala ho feta?

“Ka akhaonto ya mahala, o ka:

  • bala diphetolelo tse ding ka dipuo tsohle tse molaong;
  • Mamela Bibele (diphetolelo tse 11 di se di fumaneha).
  • Bapisa diphetolelo tse fapaneng;
  • etsa hore boitsebelo ba hao ebe ba hao ka ho kenyeletsa dinoutso tsa hao le tseo o di hlakisitseng. Hape o tla kgona ho sheba dinoutso le dihlakiso tsa hao di arohane.
  • Fumana dihlooho le diatikele tsa nalane tse fetang 1100+ ka English le Afrikaans le dimmapa tse 52 tse mebalabala. .

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