Old Testament apocrypha
C12107
concept
Old Testament apocrypha are a collection of ancient Jewish writings, not included in the Hebrew Bible, that expand upon or supplement Old Testament narratives and teachings and are considered canonical by some Christian traditions but not by others.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Temple period literature | 2 |
| rewritten Bible | 2 |
| Deuterocanonical character | 1 |
| Old Testament apocrypha canonical | 1 |
| Second Temple Jewish literature | 1 |
| Second Temple period text | 1 |
| Second Temple period work | 1 |
| biblical apocryphal book | 1 |
| biblical books | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Old Testament apocrypha
Generated description
Old Testament apocrypha are a collection of ancient Jewish writings, not included in the Hebrew Bible, that expand upon or supplement Old Testament narratives and teachings and are considered canonical by some Christian traditions but not by others.
Instances (10)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| 2 Esdras | biblical apocryphal book |
| Deuterocanonical books | biblical books |
| Anna (wife of Tobit) | Deuterocanonical character |
| Assumption of Moses | Second Temple period literature |
| Lesser Genesis | rewritten Bible |
| Book of Giants | Second Temple period text |
| Psalms of Solomon | Second Temple period literature |
| 1 Enoch | Second Temple Jewish literature |
| Jubilees | Second Temple period work |
| 1 Esdras | — |