آپوکریفاها

thumb|right|upright=1.4|The apocryphal letter of Sultan Mehmed II to the Pope (), published by [[Nicolae Iorga. Series 4: 1453–1476, Paris; Bucharest, 1915, pages 126–127]] Apocrypha () 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. Apocrypha were edifying Christian works that were not always initially included as canonical scriptur