Apochrypha

Apocrypha, which loosely translates as “hidden texts” in Greek refers to Jewish books not included in the 24 books of the Tanakh. The accepted collection of Jewish texts was written more or less 1300-300 BCE. Around 100 BCE the canon of Jewish texts was formally collected and edited into the 24 books of the Tanakh as we know it today by the Talmudic scholars of Yavneh after the destruction of the Second Temple. Apocryphal texts (those texts falling outside the accepted 24) were written during the Second Temple period as well.
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One notable example of apocryphal texts are Maccabees 1 and 2 which cover the Maccabean Wars. Apocryphal texts tend to deal less with legal apects of life which is more prevalent in rabbinic literature and focuses more on religious issues concerning God’s mercy and heavenly justice. These texts give us insight into Jewish thought and literature in the period between the end of Biblical writing and the beginning of rabbinic literature.

Many of these works are included in various versions of Christian Biblical Canons.

Full list of Apocryphal books: []