Apocryphal Gospels

British  

plural noun

1. accounts of Christ's life that are not recognized as part of the New Testament

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Example Sentences

He left out some curious stuff, like The Bitter Withy and The Seven Virgins, which are very old songs from the Apocryphal Gospels.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2013

For the other legends concerning her history and character, which have been cherished by a very large portion of Christendom, we are wholly indebted to what are known as the Apocryphal Gospels.

From Women of Early Christianity by Brittain, Alfred

At first this bonus latro of the Apocryphal Gospels seems to have faintly joined in the reproaches uttered by his fellow-sinner; but when those reproaches merged into deeper blasphemy, he spoke out his inmost thought.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Thus has much legendary matter gathered about the childhood of our Lord, containing the stories, not always very edifying according to our taste, which are set down in the Apocryphal Gospels.

From Our Lady Saint Mary by Barry, J. G. H.

Bishop C. J. Ellicott, in his article on the Apocryphal Gospels, which appeared in the "Cambridge Essays" for 1856, pp.

From Frauds and Follies of the Fathers A Review of the Worth of their Testimony to the Four Gospels by Wheeler, Joseph Mazzini