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がいてん 外典
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon)​See also 正典
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)​Buddhism, See also 内典, usu. げてん
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3. Biblical apocrypha​The word "apocrypha" (from the Greek word ἀπόκρυφος, apókruphos, meaning "hidden") is today often used to refer to the collection of ancient books printed in some editions of the Bible in a separate section between the Old and New Testaments. Although the term had been in use since the 5th century, it was in Luther's Bible of 1534 that the Apocrypha was first published as a separate inter-Testamental section. Luther was making a polemical point about the canonicity of these books.
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Other forms
外典 【げてん】、外典 【げでん】
Notes
げでん: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.

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