The Apocrypha refers to 14 or 15 books of doubtful origin and authority. They are found in some versions of the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Old Testament, but not in the Hebrew Old Testament. Although the Roman Catholic Church declared it to be Scripture at the Council of Trent (1545-1563), the Protestant Church does not recognize it as divinely inspired, or carrying any divine authority.
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