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Prayer of Manasseh
[Bible]The prayer of repentance offered by Manasseh, king of Judah, during the affliction of his captivity. It is recorded in 2 Chronicles 33, and a short Greek prayer bearing the same name has been transmitted among the Apocrypha (writings outside the canon).
Book of Baruch
[Bible]The Book of Baruch is a work attributed to Baruch, the scribe of Jeremiah. The Catholic and Orthodox Churches include it in the canon (in Catholic terminology, as a deuterocanonical book), while Protestants classify it among the Apocrypha and do not include it in the Bible.
Bel and the Dragon
[Bible]Bel and the Dragon is a story in which Daniel exposes the true nature of Bel, an idol of Babylon, and of a dragon that was worshiped there. It has been transmitted as an addition to the Greek Book of Daniel. Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include it as Daniel 14, while Protestants classify it among the Apocrypha.
Book of Tobit
[Bible]The Book of Tobit tells the story of Tobit, a Jew living in Nineveh during the Assyrian exile, and his son Tobias. The Catholic and Orthodox churches accept it as part of the Old Testament, while most Protestants classify it among the Apocrypha (books outside the canon).
Wisdom of Solomon
[Bible]The Wisdom of Solomon is a Greek work that speaks in the voice of Solomon and addresses wisdom, the immortality of the righteous, and the history of the Exodus. The Catholic and Orthodox churches include it in the Old Testament canon as a deuterocanonical book, while Protestants classify it among the Apocrypha.
Veronica
[People]Veronica is a woman known only from church tradition; her name does not appear in the Bible. Tradition holds that she wiped the face of Jesus with a cloth as he carried the cross and identifies her with the woman with the issue of blood in the Gospels.
Gospel of Peter
[Bible]The Gospel of Peter is an ancient Greek gospel bearing the name of the apostle Peter. It is not part of the biblical canon, and only a fragment dealing with the passion and resurrection of Jesus survives.