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The word Deuterocanonical comes from the Greek words ''Deutero'' and ''canona'' meaning "second [[Canon (Bible)|canon]]." The word ''apocrypha'' comes from the Greek word ἀπόκρυφα, meaning "hidden." According to Orthodox teaching they may be read for personal edification but are not authoritative for [[doctrine]]. They are included in the Orthodox [[Bible]] because they were included in the [[Septuagint]] which was in use at the time of [[Jesus]].
== The Books of the Apocrypha ==
*[[I Esdras]]
The [[Psalms]] are also numbered and divided up differently.
== The Apocrypha in Roman Catholicism and Protestant churches ==
In an [[Orthodox]] Bible which has the Apocrypha there are 49 books in its [[Old Testament]]. [[Roman Catholic]]s only accept 7 seven Deuterocanonical books, so their Old Testament has a total of 46 books. [[Protestant]]s do not accept the Apocrypha so in their Old Testament they only have 39 books. All 3 accept the same 27 books of the [[New Testament]].
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