These apocryphal books were positioned between the Old and New Testaments. The Apocrypha was a part of the KJV for 274 years until being removed in 1885 A.D. A portion of these books was called deuterocanonical books by some entities, such as the Catholic church.

Many claim the Apocrypha should never have been included in the first place, raising doubt about its validity and believing it was not God-inspired (for instance, a reference about magic seems inconsistent with the rest of the Bible: Tobit chapter 6, verses 5-8). Others believe it is valid and that it should never have been removed- that it was considered part of the Bible for nearly 2,000 years before it was recently removed a little more than 100 years ago. Some say it was removed because of not finding the books in the original Hebrew manuscripts.