![]() What Lost Books of the Bible Are Mentioned in Scripture? These books may make for interesting reading but lack the consistency or insight that puts them on the same level as Scripture. We could go on about the “lost books of the Bible,” but the point is clear. We know that our time on earth is limited and that during this period, we are given a choice of whether to follow God or deny him. Specifically, these books support the idea that if you pay indulgences, you can free dead souls into heaven. These books are included in the apocrypha but seem to support anti-scriptural ideas. The fact that the early church was fighting against many heresies that arose during the period it was written also raises questions about the author’s motives. It seems written in New Testament times but has no clear author. ![]() It’s a pretty whacky book, and I highly suggest you exercise caution if you read it.Īlthough this book seems to have some insight into the historicity of Genesis and the classes of angels, it fails the canonicity test in several ways. This book not only supports gnostic ideals but goes as far as to say that women could not inherit the kingdom of God unless God made them into men. The Gospel of Thomas is probably one of the most infamous of the pseudepigrapha. They were either condemned for being anti-Scripture or dismissed as not edifying. So, “lost books of the Bible” is a misnomer. Scholars have known about both groups of books for centuries. Often these books would have some antibiblical doctrines, such as Gnosticism, mixed in with their content Peudipigraphal books also claim that Jesus said certain things that contradict his teachings in the New Testament. Typically people in later centuries would impersonate an author (such as Mary or one of the Apostles) to gain sway over the readers. Pseudepigrapha: Books written under pseudonyms. They make for interesting reading but (at least according to Protestant scholars) are not divinely inspired, not enlightening in the same way as the Bible. ![]() We’ll explore some of the apocryphal books below. The apocrypha and pseudepigrapha are names for particular collections of ancient books.Īpocrypha: Deutorcanonical books that provide some historical context to the Bible, but are not considered scriptural canon. Are the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha Lost Books of the Bible? Are there lost books? If so, what happens if they resurface? Will they contradict Christianity? Let’s explore these questions. Some Bibles published for Roman Catholic readers have what’s known as the apocrypha, which includes some additional books such as the Book of Enoch.įor the purposes of this article, we will focus on “lost books” as it relates to the Protestant Bible. Most Bibles read by Protestants have 66 books. Are there lost books of the Bible? You may be asking if you’ve heard people say the Bible isn’t complete and that it’s missing some stories that were censored for various reasons.
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