Editing Apocrypha (section)

==Spurious writings==
In general use, the word ''apocrypha'' came to mean "of doubtful authenticity".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apocryphal |title=apocryphal - Definition |work=merriam-webster.com|date=20 February 2024 }}</ref> This meaning also appears in [[Origen]]'s prologue to his commentary on the [[Song of Songs]], of which only the [[Latin]] translation survives:
{{blockquote|{{lang|la|De scripturis his, quae appellantur apocriphae, pro eo quod multa in iis corrupta et contra fidem veram inveniuntur a maioribus tradita non placuit iis dari locum nec admitti ad auctoritatem.}}<ref name=EB1911 /><br/>

"Concerning these scriptures, which are called apocryphal, for the reason that many things are found in them corrupt and against the true faith handed down by the elders, it has pleased them that they not be given a place nor be admitted to authority."}}