Extrabiblical

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Outside the Bible. not-comparable

    "The biblical "empire" of David and Solomon is not mentioned in any known extrabiblical texts, nor are any of its kings[…]"

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apocryphal

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"One of the earliest known uses of the word "goy" to refer to an individual member of a nation other than Jews was in the Damascus Document, an ancient extrabiblical Hebrew work."

Etymology

From extra- + biblical.

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