ANTILEGOMENA
\ˌantɪlˈɛɡə͡ʊmnə], \ˌantɪlˈɛɡəʊmnə], \ˌa_n_t_ɪ_l_ˈɛ_ɡ_əʊ_m_n_ə]\
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Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena.
By Oddity Software
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Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena.
By Noah Webster.
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an-ti-leg-om'en-a, n.pl. a term applied to those books of the New Testament not at first accepted by the whole Christian Church, but ultimately admitted into the Canon--the seven books of 2 Peter, James, Jude, Hebrews, 2 and 3 John, and the Apocalypse.--The other books were called Homologoumena, 'agreed to.' [Gr., lit. 'spoken against.']
By Thomas Davidson
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