About this episode

This episode explores the origins of the apocrypha and the reasons for its rejection by the Church.

Who created the apocrypha and why? Why did the Fathers oppose Christians reading them? In this lesson, we will look at the rise of apocryphal writings and discuss why they were created. We will read excerpts from them to illustrate why they were rejected by the Church. "Galway" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jeannie Constantinou

Topics covered

• apocrypha
• Christianity
• Church history
• Fathers of the Church
• religious texts

Keywords

• apocrypha
• Christianity
• Fathers of the Church
• religious writings
• Church rejection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ancient Faith Ministries

Books & works: Apocrypha

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