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Sacred Texts Christianity
Index
Apocrypha
means 'hidden things' in Greek. The Apocryphical
books of the Bible fall into two categories: texts which were included
in some canonical version of the Bible at some point, and other texts
of a Biblical nature which have never been canonical.
Deuterocanonical
Apocrypha
The Deuterocanonical
Books of the Bible These are books which are included in some
version of the canonical Bible, but which have been excluded at one
time or another, for textual or doctrinal issues. These are called 'Deuterocanonical', which means 'books added to
the canon.'
Other
Apocrypha
These
are other apocryphal texts which have not been canonized, but which
nevertheless shed light on the Bible and its history.
 The Forgotten Books of
Eden [1926]
This is a collection of pseudepigrapha, specifically:
The First Book of Adam and
Eve
The Second Book of
Adam and Eve
The Book of the
Secrets of Enoch
The Psalms of
Solomon
The Odes of Solomon
The Letter of Aristeas
Fourth Book of Maccabees
The Story of Ahikar
The Testaments of
the Twelve Patriarchs
Testament of Reuben
Testament of Simeon
Testament of Levi
The Testament of
Judah
The Testament of Issachar
The Testament of Zebulun
The Testament of Dan
The Testament of Naphtali
The Testament Of Gad
The Testament of
Asher
The Testament of
Joseph
The Testament of
Benjamin
The Biblical Antiquities
of Philo
translated
by M. R. James [1917]
An alternative pseudepigraphal
narrative of the Hebrew Bible from Gensis
through 1 Samuel, written in the first century C.E.
The Gospel of Thomas
These
are reputedly the writings of the apostle 'Doubting Thomas'. This text
purports to be a collection of the sayings of Jesus. Traditionally
Thomas was Jesus' twin brother. This text shows strong Gnostic
influence.
The Sibylline Oracles
The
Sibylline books were oracular Roman scrolls. These are the
pseudo-Sibylline Oracles. The reason they are cross-referenced here is
because they have many similarities to early Christian writings, and
they were quoted by the Church Fathers.
The Book of Enoch Translated by R.H. Charles [1917]
This is an etext
of a critical edition of the Book of Enoch. Enoch introduced such
concepts as fallen Angels, the Messiah, the Resurrection, and others.
The Book of Jubilees Translated by R.H. Charles [1917]
The Book of Jubilees is a text from the
2nd century B.C.E. which covers much of
the same ground as Genesis, with some interesting additional details.
It may have been an intermediate form of Gensis
which was incorporated into later versions.
Slavonic Life of Adam and Eve 5,619 bytes
The Books of Adam and Eve This is the
translation of the Books of Adam and Eve from the Oxford University
Press Apocrypha
and Pseudepigrapha. 29,061 bytes
The Book of Jasher
Excerpts from the Gospel of Mary
This
fragment, of disputed authenticity, puts the relationship between Mary Magdalen, Jesus and the Apostles in a radically
different perspective than traditional beliefs.
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