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

Such details as are added to the previous evangelical tradition are just of that character which we find in the Apocryphal Gospels.

From The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion' by Sanday, William

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)

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

From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush

"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)