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Posted By: CARE Date: Saturday, 8-Apr-2006 14:35:19
HERE IS A LIST OF TEXTS THAT WERE DEEMED NOT FIT FOR THE CURRENT FORM OF THE BIBLE, YET THEY STILL EXIST:
OLD TESTAMANT
1 Esdras
1 Maccabees
2 Esdras (a.k.a 4 Ezra)
2 Maccabees
3 Maccabees
4 Ezra (a.ka. 2 Esdras)
4 Maccabees
Baruch
Bel and the Dragon (addition to Daniel)
Daniel and Susanna (addition to Daniel)
Esther, Additions to
Judith
Letter of Jeremiah
Prayer of Azariah (addition to Daniel)
Prayer of Manasseh, The
Psalm 151
Sirach
Tobit
Wisdom of Solomon, The
1 Enoch (Ethiopic Apocalypse of Enoch)
2 Enoch (Slavonic Book of the Secrets of Enoch)
4 Baruch (a.k.a Paraleipomena Jeremiou)
Adam and Eve, The Books of -- translation of the Latin version
Adam and Eve, Life of -- translation of the Slavonic version
Adam and Eve, Life of -- translation of the Greek version (a.k.a. The Apocalypse of Moses)
Ahikar, The Story of
Apocalypse of Abraham
Apocalypse of Adam, The
Apocalypse of Moses, A fragment of the
Joseph and Aseneth
Jubilees, The Book of
Letter of Aristeas, The
Martyrdom of Isaiah, The
Paraleipomena Jeremiou (a.k.a. 4 Baruch)
Psalms of Solomon
Pseudo-Phoclides
Revelation of Esdras, The
Second Treatise of the Great Seth, The
Sibylline Oracles
Testament of Abraham, The
Testament of Job
Testament of Solomon
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
NEW TESTAMENT
The Acts of Andrew
The Acts and Martyrdom of Andrew
The Acts of Andrew and Matthew
The Acts of Barnabas
Martyrdom of Bartholomew
The Acts of John
The Mystery of the Cross-Excerpt from the Acts of John
The Acts of John the Theologian
The History of Joseph the Carpenter
The Book of John Concerning the Death of Mary
The Passing of Mary
The Acts and Martyrdom of Matthew
The Martyrdom of Matthew
The Acts of Paul
The Acts of Paul and Thecla
The Acts of Peter
The Acts of Peter and Andrew
The Acts of Peter and Paul
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles
The Acts of Philip
The Report of Pontius Pilate to Tiberius
The Giving Up of Pontius Pilate
The Death of Pilate
The Acts of Thaddaeus
The Acts of Thomas
The Book of Thomas the Contender
The Consummation of Thomas
The Apocalypse of Adam
The Revelation of Esdras
The First Apocalypse of James
The Second Apocalypse of James
The Revelation of John the Theologian
The Revelation of Moses
The Apocalypse of Paul
The Revelation of Paul
The Apocalypse of Peter
The Vision of Paul
The Revelation of Peter
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas [Greek Text A]
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas [Greek Text B]
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas [Latin Text]
A 5th Century Compilation of the Thomas Texts
An Arabic Infancy Gospel
The Gospel of James
The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary
The Gospel of Mary [Magdalene]
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
The Gospel of Nicodemus [Acts of Pilate]
The Gospel of Bartholomew
The Gospel of Peter
The Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Philip
The Gospel of the Lord [by Marcion]
The Secret Gospel of Mark
The Teachings of Addeus the Apostle
The Epistle of the Apostles
Community Rule
The Apocryphon of James
The Correspondence of Jesus and Abgar
The Sophia of Jesus Christ
John the Evangelist
The Apocryphon of John
The Narrative of Joseph of Arimathaea
The Epistle to the Laodiceans
The Correspondence of Paul and Seneca
The Prayer of the Apostle Paul
The Letter of Peter to Philip
The Letter of Pontius Pilate to the Roman Emperor
The Report of Pilate to Caesar
The Report of Pilate to Tiberius
Excerpts from Pistis Sophia
The Avenging of the Saviour
The Three Steles of Seth
The Book of Thomas the Contender
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles
Allogenes
The Apocalypse of Adam
The (First) Apocalypse of James
The (Second) Apocalypse of James
The Apocalypse of Paul
The Apocalypse of Peter
The Apocryphon of James:
(Williams translation)
(Cameron translation)
The Apocryphon of John*
Asclepius 21-29
Authoritative Teaching
The Book of Thomas the Contender
The Concept of Our Great Power
The Dialogue of the Savior
The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth
Eugnostos the Blessed*
The Exegesis on the Soul
The Gospel of the Egyptians*
The Gospel of Philip
The Gospel of Thomas:
(Patterson & Meyer translation)
(Lambdin translation)
(Patterson & Robinson Translation)
(Grondin interlinear translation)
The Gospel of Truth:*
(Grant translation)
(Attridge & MacRae translation)
The Hypostasis of the Archons
Hypsiphrone
The Interpretation of Knowledge
The Letter of Peter to Philip
Marsanes
Melchizedek
On the Anointing
On the Baptism A
On the Baptism B
On the Eucharist A
On the Eucharist B
On the Origin of the World*
The Paraphrase of Shem (fragmentary)
Plato, Republic 588A-589B
The Prayer of the Apostle Paul
The Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Second Treatise of the Great Seth
The Sentences of Sextus
The Sophia of Jesus Christ
The Teachings of Silvanus
The Testimony of Truth
The Thought of Norea
The Three Steles of Seth
The Thunder, Perfect Mind
The Treatise on the Resurrection
Trimorphic Protennoia
The Tripartite Tractate
A Valentinian Exposition
Zostrianos
I AM NOT SAYING THAT ANY OF THESE ARE MORE OR LESS IMPORTANT THAN THE COMMON BIBLICAL CANON, WHAT I AM POINTING OUT IS THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY ANCIENT TEXTS THAT DEAL WITH JESUS, GNOSIS, THE APOCALYPSE, ETC. AND WE ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF THEM IN OUR COMMON BIBLE.
AGAIN, I URGE PEOPLE TO READ "MISQUOTING JESUS" BY BART D. EHRMAN. THIS MAN IS A STUDENT OF TEXTURAL CRITICISM & EXPLAINS IN GREAT DETAIL (AND IN A WAY THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON ACTUALLY CAN UNDERSTAND) WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE FORMATION OF THE BIBLE.