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

The Apocryphal Gospels are full of such legends.

From The Virgin-Birth of Our Lord A paper read (in substance) before the confraternity of the Holy Trinity at Cambridge by Randolph, B. W. (Berkeley William)

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)

"The distinction between history and legend," says Dr. Fairbairn, "could not be better marked than by the reserve of the Canonical and the vulgar tattle of the Apocryphal Gospels."

From The Virgin-Birth of Our Lord A paper read (in substance) before the confraternity of the Holy Trinity at Cambridge by Randolph, B. W. (Berkeley William)

Apocryphal Gospels are most conveniently found in Ante-nicene Fathers, VIII. 361-476.

From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush