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The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden

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600: 603: 423: 97:, includes a translation originally published in 1882 of the "First and Second Books of Adam and Eve", translated first from ancient Ethiopic to German by 86:(1693–1724), posthumously published in 1736. In the three centuries since these were originally published, a great deal more is known about the 298: 257: 644: 82:, who later became the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a smattering of medieval embellishments on the New Testament, from a book by 669: 664: 689: 684: 634: 629: 263: 239: 245: 233: 51:"First issued in 1926, this is the most popular collection of apocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature ever published." 512: 360: 320: 694: 659: 251: 679: 426:(Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children), an addition in the Greek version of Daniel 3 (170-160 BC) 624: 269: 654: 639: 208: 25: 674: 90:(including a good deal of the original text that was not available in 1693) and New Testament Apocrypha. 286: 281: 202: 429: 393: 304: 176: 106: 105:, and a number of items of Old Testament pseudepigrapha, such as reprinted in the second volume of 32:, some of which were assembled in the 1820s, and then republished with the current title in 1926. 214: 29: 275: 83: 170: 125: 117: 326: 102: 8: 483: 441: 355: 227: 220: 188: 649: 581: 504: 447: 435: 417: 345: 195: 499: 333: 151: 87: 75: 24:(1926) is a collection of 17th-century and 18th-century English translations of some 539: 494: 40: 339: 292: 164: 55:
The translations were first published, under this title, by an unknown editor in
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The book is, essentially, a combined reprint of earlier works. The first half,
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Cleveland 1926, but the translations had previously been published many times.
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The letter of the Smyrnaeans (also known as The Martyrdom of Polycarp)
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Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to Paul
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The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden
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First (and Second) Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
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English translations of pseudepigrapha and apocryphon
329:(also known as the Slavonic Enoch or Second Enoch) 66:, is an unimproved reprint of a book published by 465: 111:Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament 616: 116:More modern translations of these works include 143: 35: 566:The Acts of Paul (Including Paul and Thecla) 203:Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Laodiceans 366: 572:The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians 396:(Vulgate Esther 10:4 – 16:24) (140-130 BC) 323:(The First and Second Book of Adam and Eve) 74:, itself a reprint of a translation of the 299:The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians 258:Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians 588:(Boston, Beacon Press, 1956), chapt. 15. 43:, in the preface to his 1964 reprint of 617: 444:, or the Prayer of Azariah (200-0 BC) 282:Letter of Herod To Pilate the Governor 240:Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians 171:Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ 563:The History of Joseph the Carpenter 560:The Gospel of the Saviour's Infancy 278:(Visions, Commands, and Similitudes) 264:Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrneans 246:Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians 234:Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians 554:The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary 513:Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 361:Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 321:Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan 13: 605:The Forbidden Gospels and Epistles 14: 706: 592: 536:The Gospel of Judas (130-170 AD) 252:Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans 598: 645:Ancient Christian controversies 569:The Seven Epistles of Ignatius 432:(Vulgate Daniel 13) (200-0 BC) 270:Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp 670:Christianity in late antiquity 665:Christian Greek pseudepigrapha 466:2. Books of the Pseudepigrapha 1: 690:Works of uncertain authorship 575: 438:(Vulgate Daniel 14) (100 BC) 93:The second half of the book, 685:Old Testament pseudepigrapha 635:18th-century Christian texts 630:17th-century Christian texts 351:The Fourth Book of Maccabees 138:The Apocryphal New Testament 122:Old Testament Pseudepigrapha 72:The Apocryphal New Testament 26:Old Testament Pseudepigrapha 7: 608:public domain audiobook at 436:The Idol Bel and the Dragon 313:The Forgotten Books of Eden 145:The Lost Books of the Bible 95:The Forgotten Books of Eden 57:The Lost Books of the Bible 36:History of the translations 10: 711: 545:The Books of Adam and Eve 424:Song of the Three Children 367:1. Books of the Apocrypha 287:Letter of Pilate to Herod 101:and then into English by 695:1st-century Christianity 660:Books about Christianity 557:The Gospel of Nicodemus 551:The Apocalypse of Peter 177:Infancy Gospel of Thomas 680:Old Testament apocrypha 533:The Shepherd of Hermas 215:Acts of Paul and Thecla 130:New Testament Apocrypha 64:Lost Books of the Bible 30:New Testament Apocrypha 625:1926 non-fiction books 276:The Shepherd of Hermas 150:♦ = attributed to the 41:Rutherford Hayes Platt 655:Books about the Bible 486:(Testament of Moses) 640:Ancient Christianity 548:The Acts of Phillip 509:The Odes of Solomon 470:Epistle of Barnabas 327:The Secrets of Enoch 198:(throughout history) 183:Book of Jesus Christ 103:Solomon Caesar Malan 484:Assumption of Moses 442:Additions to Daniel 394:Additions to Esther 356:The Story of Ahikar 228:Epistle of Barnabas 221:Epistles of Clement 189:Gospel of Nicodemus 675:Early Christianity 582:Edgar J. Goodspeed 505:Letter of Aristeas 448:Prayer of Manasseh 418:Letter of Jeremiah 346:Letter of Aristeas 118:J. H. Charlesworth 500:Psalms of Solomon 400:Wisdom of Solomon 334:Psalms of Solomon 305:History of Susana 152:Apostolic Fathers 88:Apostolic Fathers 76:Apostolic Fathers 702: 602: 601: 586:Modern Apocrypha 540:Gospel of Thomas 495:Book of Jubilees 430:Story of Susanna 191:(Acts of Pilate) 126:W. Schneemelcher 113:(Oxford, 1913). 78:done in 1693 by 70:in 1820, titled 710: 709: 705: 704: 703: 701: 700: 699: 615: 614: 599: 595: 578: 468: 369: 340:Odes of Solomon 316: 293:Gospel of Peter 196:Apostles' Creed 148: 38: 17: 12: 11: 5: 708: 698: 697: 692: 687: 682: 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 652: 647: 642: 637: 632: 627: 613: 612: 594: 593:External links 591: 590: 589: 577: 574: 467: 464: 368: 365: 364: 363: 358: 353: 348: 342: 336: 330: 324: 315: 309: 308: 307: 301: 295: 289: 284: 279: 272: 266: 260: 254: 248: 242: 236: 230: 224: 217: 211: 205: 199: 192: 185: 179: 173: 167: 165:Protevangelion 161: 147: 142: 84:Jeremiah Jones 53: 52: 37: 34: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 707: 696: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 651: 648: 646: 643: 641: 638: 636: 633: 631: 628: 626: 623: 622: 620: 611: 607: 606: 597: 596: 587: 583: 580: 579: 573: 570: 567: 564: 561: 558: 555: 552: 549: 546: 543: 542:(140-170 AD) 541: 537: 534: 531: 528: 525: 524: 520: 519: 515: 514: 510: 507: 506: 502: 501: 497: 496: 492: 491: 490:Book of Enoch 487: 485: 481: 480: 476: 475: 471: 463: 462:(110-170 BC) 461: 457: 455: 451: 449: 445: 443: 439: 437: 433: 431: 427: 425: 421: 420:(300-100 BC) 419: 415: 413: 409: 407: 403: 401: 397: 395: 391: 389: 385: 383: 379: 378:(150-100 BC) 377: 373: 362: 359: 357: 354: 352: 349: 347: 343: 341: 337: 335: 331: 328: 325: 322: 318: 317: 314: 306: 302: 300: 296: 294: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 277: 273: 271: 267: 265: 261: 259: 255: 253: 249: 247: 243: 241: 237: 235: 231: 229: 225: 222: 218: 216: 212: 210: 206: 204: 200: 197: 193: 190: 186: 184: 180: 178: 174: 172: 168: 166: 162: 160: 159:Book of Enoch 156: 155: 154: 153: 146: 141: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 114: 112: 108: 104: 100: 99:Ernest Trumpp 96: 91: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 69: 65: 60: 58: 50: 49: 48: 46: 42: 33: 31: 27: 23: 22: 604: 585: 571: 568: 565: 562: 559: 556: 553: 550: 547: 544: 538: 535: 532: 529: 526: 521: 516: 511: 508: 503: 498: 493: 488: 482: 477: 472: 469: 458: 452: 446: 440: 434: 428: 422: 416: 414:(150-50 BC) 410: 404: 398: 392: 386: 380: 370: 312: 311:Contents of 149: 144: 137: 129: 121: 115: 110: 107:R.H. Charles 94: 92: 80:William Wake 71: 68:William Hone 63: 61: 56: 54: 44: 39: 20: 19: 18: 479:4 Maccabees 474:3 Maccabees 460:2 Maccabees 454:1 Maccabees 450:(100-0 BC) 134:M. R. James 619:Categories 576:References 650:Apocrypha 456:(110 BC) 390:(150 BC) 384:(200 BC) 291:The Lost 610:LibriVox 523:3 Baruch 518:2 Baruch 402:(30 BC) 376:2 Esdras 372:1 Esdras 47:states: 412:Baruch 406:Sirach 388:Judith 268:♦ The 262:♦ The 256:♦ The 250:♦ The 244:♦ The 238:♦ The 232:♦ The 226:♦ The 219:♦ The 132:; and 128:, ed. 120:, ed. 382:Tobit 374:and 344:The 338:The 332:The 319:The 303:The 213:The 207:The 201:The 194:The 187:The 181:The 175:The 169:The 163:The 157:The 28:and 136:, 109:'s 621:: 584:, 297:♦ 274:♦ 140:. 124:;

Index

Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
New Testament Apocrypha
Rutherford Hayes Platt
William Hone
Apostolic Fathers
William Wake
Jeremiah Jones
Apostolic Fathers
Ernest Trumpp
Solomon Caesar Malan
R.H. Charles
J. H. Charlesworth
W. Schneemelcher
M. R. James
Apostolic Fathers
Book of Enoch
Protevangelion
Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
Book of Jesus Christ
Gospel of Nicodemus
Apostles' Creed
Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Laodiceans
Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to Paul
Acts of Paul and Thecla
Epistles of Clement
Epistle of Barnabas
Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians

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