Deuterocanonical Books - New Testament Apocrypha and Deuterocanonicals

New Testament Apocrypha and Deuterocanonicals

Main article: Antilegomena See also: Development of the New Testament canon

The term deuterocanonical is sometimes used to describe the canonical antilegomena, those books of the New Testament which, like the deuterocanonicals of the Old Testament, were not universally accepted by the early Church, but which are now included in the 27 books of the New Testament recognized by almost all Christians. The deuterocanonicals of the New Testament are as follows:

  • The Epistle to the Hebrews
  • The Epistle of James
  • The Second Epistle of Peter
  • The Second Epistle of John
  • The Third Epistle of John
  • The Epistle of Jude
  • The Apocalypse of John (also known as the Book of Revelation)

Read more about this topic:  Deuterocanonical Books

Famous quotes containing the word testament:

    “There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
    —Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 8:12.

    Referring to “the children of the kingdom ... cast out into outer darkness.” The words are also used in the parable of the talents, in Matthew 25:30, said of the “unprofitable servant.”