Research any topic before you write.

Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.

Apocrypha

Apocrypha (/əˈpɒkrɪfə/) are biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of scripture, some of which might be of doubtful authorship or authenticity. In Christianity, the word apocryphal (ἀπόκρυφος) was first applied to writings that were to be read privately rather than in the public context of church services.

Art, Etymology & Deuterocanonical

Use the mouse wheel or two fingers (on touchscreens) to zoom in and out of the map.

Research this topic

Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Apocrypha. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.

Explore this topic

Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.

Topics to explore

Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Etymology

Deuterocanonical

Buddhism

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Taoism

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

Map overview Semantic statistics

Apocrypha

Nodes225
Edges224
Triples201
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008889
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.

Apocrypha

Top relations

related to New Testament apocrypha · 33
Apocrypha → Apocalypse, Apocryphal, Artists, Before, Catholics, Christendom, Christian, Christianity, Dismas, Early Church, Gestas, Gnostic, Gospel, Hebrews, Infancy Gospel, James, Jewish Christians, John, Many, Mary
related to Judaism · 27
Apocrypha → Although Orthodox Jews, Christian, Christians, Dead Sea Scrolls, Egypt, Hebrew, Hebrew Bible, Jewish, Jews, Judea, Law, Moses, New Testament, Old Testament, Oral Torah, Others, Pentateuch, Pharisees, Sadducees, Samaritans
related to External links · 24
Apocrypha → Aldenicum The Trilogy, Alin Suciu's, ApocryphaNew Testament Allusions, Arabic, Christian, Christian Cyclopedia, Claims, Coptic, Definition, EarlyChristianWritings, English, Full, Gnostic, LDS Bible Dictionary, LDS POV, Lib, Many, New International Encyclopedia, New Testament, Noncanonical LiteratureComplete NT Apocrypha
related to Deuterocanonical · 23
Apocrypha → Alexandria, As, Augustine, Church Fathers Eusebius, Clement, Hebrew, Hebrews, In, Jerome, Jerome's, Melito, Old Testament, Origen, Palestine, Prologus Galeatus, Rufinus, Sardis, Teachers, Tertullian, The Gelasian Decree
related to Intertestamental books · 21
Apocrypha → Apostolic Age, Bishop's Bible, Christian Bibles, Christianity, Christians, During, English-language Protestant Bibles, Geneva Bible, Great Bible, Hellenistic, In, Jewish, Judaism, King James Bible, Matthew's Bible, New Testament, Old Testament, Patristic, Prior, Protestant Bibles
related to Writings and objects · 15
Apocrypha → AD, BC, China, Chinese, Emperor's Heavenly Mandate, Emperors, Examples, From, Han, Most, Sinologist Anna Seidel, Six Dynasties China, The, These, Zhou
related to Canonicity · 14
Apocrypha → Catholic Church's, Council, God, Holy Scriptures, Jerome, Luther, Luther Bible, Martin Luther, Masoretic, Old Testament, Rome, Sacred Scriptures, The, Trent
related to Buddhism · 9
Apocrypha → Apocryphal Jatakas, Buddhist, Jataka, Jatakas, Pali, Paññāsajātaka, Pāli Canon, Southeast Asian, Within
related to Esoteric and metaphorical usage · 9
Apocrypha → Acts, English, For, Gnostic Prodicus, Gnostics, In, The, Thomas, Zoroaster
related to Spurious writings · 6
Apocrypha → In, Latin, Origen's, Song, Songs, This

Important terminology Word statistics

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

books canon church apocryphal testament canonical catholic also bible new texts old book orthodox included hebrew accepted writings christian deuterocanonical

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Apocryphapart ofthe Bible and is to be read with respect by her members0.85text
Athanasiusinstance ofEarly church fathers0.80text
Melitoinstance ofEarly church fathers0.80text
Origeninstance ofEarly church fathers0.80text
and Cyril of Jerusaleminstance ofEarly church fathers0.80text
spoke against the canonicity of much or all of the apocryphainstance ofEarly church fathers0.80text
but the most weighty opposition was the fourth century Catholic scholar Jerome who preferred the Hebrew canoninstance ofEarly church fathers0.80text
whereas Augustineinstance ofEarly church fathers0.80text
others preferred the widerinstance ofEarly church fathers0.80text
the Epistle of Barnabasinstance ofThis category includes books0.80text
the Didacheinstance ofThis category includes books0.80text
and The Shepherd of Hermasinstance ofThis category includes books0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.

    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

    Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.

    Min side: 3
    For writers, content strategists, SEOs, marketers and creators — from quick topic research to advanced semantic analysis.