tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860928176864796725.post2079186432959386081..comments2023-10-08T07:26:49.785-07:00Comments on Peter and Paul: The Hidden Mirrorstan@stanlaw.cahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13240385919703527628noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860928176864796725.post-67548412785564292692013-10-28T13:55:12.665-07:002013-10-28T13:55:12.665-07:00Ah, but mine were English Jesuits :)Ah, but mine were English Jesuits :)Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860928176864796725.post-58671616746753863832013-10-28T12:00:14.060-07:002013-10-28T12:00:14.060-07:00Apocrypha are statements or claims that are of dub...Apocrypha are statements or claims that are of dubious authenticity. The word's origin is the medieval Latin adjective apocryphus, "secret, or non-canonical", from the Greek adjective ἀπόκρυφος (apocryphos), "obscure", from verb ἀποκρύπτειν (apocryptein), "to hide away".[1]<br /><br />The above is from Wikipedia. Sounds pretty secret to me. Also you were lucky. I have been brought up by Jesuits, who vigorously discouraged anything outside canonical sources. <br />stan@stanlaw.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240385919703527628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860928176864796725.post-30489414895453752042013-10-28T11:31:04.441-07:002013-10-28T11:31:04.441-07:00Growing up Catholic, I read far more of the Apocry...Growing up Catholic, I read far more of the Apocrypha than any of my friends who grew up Protestant, but we stuck to the unauthenticated definition--never any suggestion it was meant to be secret.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.com