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LosBto ookfts h Bei bTlheGe:r eRaetj ecTteexdt s
Tabloef C ontents
SectioOnn e
LosStc riptuorfet hse O ldT estament
FirsBto oko fA dam andE ve 10
SeconBdo oko fA dam anEdv e 63
First BoofoE kn och 86
SeconBdo oko fE noch( SecreotfEs n och) 183
Jubilees 217
Jasher 306
TheS toroyf A hikar 545
Section Two
Apocalyptic Wraintdti hneEg nsd o fD ays
ApocalyposfeA braham 581
ApocalyposfTe h omas 602
4 Ezra 608
2 Baruch 646
WarS cro(lSlo nosf D arkv sS.o nso fL ight) 684
SectioTnh ree
LosStc riptuorfet hse N ew Testament
Gospeolf P hilip 730
Gospeolf M aryM agdalene 749
ApocryphoofnJ ohn 754
Gospeolf T homas 771
Gospeolf J udas 804
ActCsh apte2r9 821
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INTRODUCTION
Thes tudys corfi pitsau l rief evleonntguM raen.ty i moeusrs e arfcohdr e eper
understoafnt dhhieon lgby o olke atdoqs u estiboenyso tnhdBe i biltes Aeslw fe.
encournetfeerr teosn occecsio anld itciuolntpsur,ra aclt aincedev seo,nt hwerri tings
mentiownietdht ihnes cripwteua rrecesa llteoid n vestaingdea xtpea nd our
knowleidnog red teorf ulalpyrp ecitahtceeo ntext, knoawnldce udlgteu rbaals e,
signifoifwc haanitcsb e e itnagu gThhtu.ts o,f ululnyd erstthaBeni db wleea ,r e
necessdarraiwtlnosy o urocuetss tihdBeei bTlhee.ss oeu rcetsot hahedi ds torical,
socioartl h,e olougnidcearls toafnB diibnltgii cmaeAlss o. u r vbieecwo mes more
macrocowsems ietceh, pe a norasmeitcta inndfg u rtuhnedre rstafnudtl rltu hthe
withtihsnec riptures.
Top oiunstt ot hseo urcessh owubelec d o ncewrintewhde,m usktn ow wbhoiockhs
werpeo pualnadir m ptoarnattt htei mTeh.e arrese e vebroaolmk esn tioinnte hde
Bibwlhei,c ahr neo itn cluidnte hdBe i bTlhee.ay r neo stp irictaunaoelni ,t her
becatuhseweye rneo atv ailaattb hlteei m teh cea nwoans o rigiandaolepldtoy,r a t
thet imteh ewye rneo tc onsid"enirsepdi redc.a"sw ehsIe nni nspiration was
questioonnceeo du,al rdg tuheaa tn byo ok qourmo etnetdi obnye pdar ophaent or
apostleb esc hoonuslidda essr peidr ictaunaoulnn ,f ortutnhapitsose iltywi oounl d
protvoeso i mplistic.
Booaknswd r itinfgasul nlcd avenar r icoautse gsourciahsec si vrielc oarnddls a ws,
historicalo rsd poicruwimrteiuntatilsn ,cg isot.rys tAa te icnse onitsn ussp ibruetd ,
itc oualdddi n sight ianrteooa fsc elSriptfiaeri.iwn tr uiatli ngsa rdweih rieccht ly
quotientd h Bei bsleer avsei nsiignhttos theo ftb hewelr iietoferwsr h awta s
considaecrceedpb tyas boelcteiay tt he tAiswm ieta.hn nye wd iscoivnevreyn,t ion,
orb eltihenefe ,wi si netrprebtaesudep do tnh set rucotfwu hraect a mbee foTrhei.s
wast hwea yi nt hfei rcsetn tCuhrryi scthiuarancsb h e liweefrbsea sed tuhopelo dn
Jewiusnhd erstaAnldtihnoogun.gse hh ,o urleda lpiazgeba enl iweefrasel saod ded
tot hceh uracsnh o n-Jepwopiuslha twieornceso nverbtreidn,gw iintgh tthhee m
foundaotfit ohnebsier l ioenwf hsi cthh eiyn terpCrhertiesdt. Ii nat nhiceta ysoef
JudJea,m ePsa,u aln,do thetrhsJe,e wipsahsw ta sg iviwnagyt ot hCeh ristian
presbeunttth euinrd erstaannddd oicntgrw ienrseet ibelilin ngf luebnywc headt
thehya lde aranneeddx epriepnrceedv ioIubtse lcyoo.mbe vsi tohuatsotu nderstand
thBei bolnees hould etnodi enavveosrtt ihgbeao toeka sn dd octrtihnametos s t
influetnhcweer di toefrt shBe i bSloem.oe f t hedsoec treivnoelstv oeb de come
todafya'i.Sst o hmdei veragnecddo mpeatse dw oirtthh oddoocxt roitnhseei,rm ply
fadaewda y.
TheD eaSde a Scfrooulnildns ctahveoe fsQ umraanro ef g reiantt eirnet shte
ventoufcr lea rifyhiinsgta ontrddhyo e c tirnie nxei stbeentcwebe iebnl tiicmaaelns d
thfei xoifnc ga noTnh.se c rowlelrpsee nnientd h e sceecnotnBud.r aCyn. wd e rien
usaet l eausnttt ihlde e struocftt hiseoe nc ond t7e0mA pDl.Se i miinl art os crolls
those ifnot uhneed l evceanv eosfQ umrawne rael sfoo unadtt heM asada
strongwhhoilcfdhe i lnl7 3A D.F rmaegntosfe vebroyo kt hoef TOelsdt ament
exceEpstt hweerrf eo undt hciean v oefsQ u mrabnu,st o w ermea noyt hbeoro ks.
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Somoeft hebsoeo akrsce o nsidteohr aevbdee eonfe quiamlp ortaannidcn ef luence
tot hpee opolfQe u mraann tdo t hwer itaenrsdsc hrosol fta htei mSeo.m oeft hose
studytihsnecg r foolulinsndQ umrwaenr tehw er itoeftr hsNe e wT estament.
Knowitnhgio sn,em ighats k wohfit chhde o zeonfns o n-canonical books most
influentchewedr itoeftr hsNe e wT estamIeitnsp t o.s stiob laes cteherext iasitne nce
ofc ertianifnl uweintchetishBn ei bcloen tbeyux sti tnhgBe i biltes TehleBf i.b claen
diruesct too thweorr kisnt hrweaey Tsh.ew orcka bne m entionneadm aeb,sisy
thBeo ookfJ ashTehrwe.o rcka bne q uotweidt htihBnei btleex ti,st hacesa swei th
thBeo ok of Eenxoicsht.oe ftn Thcwheeoe r cka bne a llutdoe,di sta hsce a soeft he
misslientgft reorm atpohsetP laeut lot hCeo rint.h ians
Int hcea soef those booiknts h Bein baolmneeecd, a sne atl iasstt htei talrees
nameTdh.le i islste ngtthhiaenr m oingaeh tft i rssuts pecto.ft hMeosset works have
nobte efno unSdo.m e hbaeveuenn earbthutethd e aiurt henitsqi uceisttyi oned.
Othehrasv bee en foutnhdle i anbnked t wesecnr ipatnudsr cer ioslg le nerally
accepFtoeldl.o isw ail niogsfb t o omkesn tiionnte hHdeo ly Bible.
ThBeo ookfJ ashTehrea:rr ee rtewfoe rteotn hcbeeo soi knt he TOelsdt ament:
2S amu1e1:l8- B ehoilitdws ,r ititnte hnBe o ookfJ ash"eStroh. se u snt osotdia lnld,
thmeo osnt opupnetdti,hnl ea tiaovnesn thgeedm selovfte hsee inre m.i"e s
Josh1u0a: 1I3si t wnroitt itnte hnBe o ookfJ ashAenrdt? h seu snt opipnet dh e
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middlteh seok fy dainnddo hta stteogn od owfno arb oauw th odlaey .
Thearrese e vebroaolwk hsi hcahv ceo mteou se ntit"lBeodo,of Jk a sheri.sa" n One
ethitcraelaf triotsmhe Me i ddAlgee Isbt.e giwnista hs ectointo hnMe y stoefr yt he
Creatoifto hWneo rlIdit:cs l eaurnlrye ltaott heBedi blBiocooakfJl a sher.
Anotwhaesrp ubliisn1h 8e2ds9 u pposterdalnys laFtleadcA clbubysi Anlucsu inus.
Iotp ewnist thh Ceh ap1tV eerr 1sr ee ad"iWngh:ii lwtea st hbee gign,nd ianrkness
oversptrhfeeaa codefn at.uIr"iet ns o wc onsidae fraekde .
Thteh iarnddm ositm poritbsa ynM ti drafsihrt,sr ta nsilnatEtone gdl iin1s 8h4 I0t.
openwsi tChh ap1tV eerr 1sr ee adi"nAgn:d GodL eustsa m iadk,me a ni no ur
imagaef,to eurlr i keanneGdso sd, crmeaanit nhe ids iomwan.g "Ae comparoifs on
Josh1u0a:w 1i3tJ ha s8h8e3:r-6 6a4n 2dS a1m1:.8w itJha s5h6e:rm9 a keicst l etahra t
thiBso ookfJ ashaetlr e ast folelnoowuswg ihtc thlh oBesi ebt lobe e t hBeo ok of
Jasmheenrt iionnt ehBdei ble.
Othbeoro mkesn tibonyne admi ent hBei balree :
1.T heB oookfW arosft h Leo r"dT:h erietfso airiiesd n t hBeo ookft h Wea rs
oft hLeo rdN.u"m2.1 :14
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LoBsoto okfts hB ei bThleeG :re Raetcj teTexedt s
2.T heAn naolfJs e h"uN:o twh e orfte hsaetc tosfJ ehoshafiprhtsaoltt a ,s t,
behotlhdea,yr wer itttehnae n innao lfJs e htuh seo onf Hawnhainciih,s
recoridnte hBdeo ookft hKei nogfIs s ra2Ce hlr.o"n 2i0c:l3e4s
3.T hter eaotfti hsBeeo ookft hKei ng"sAt:so h isso nasn tdh mea noyr acles
agaihnismt atnhde reboufit lhdheio nugso efG odb,e hotlhde,ay r e
writitnet nht er eaotfit shBeeo ookft hKei ngTsh.eA nm azihaihss o n
became hkiipsnl ga c2iC enh. r"o n2i4c:l2e7s
4.T heB oookfR ecordso,ft hBCeoh orko nicAlheass uoefr usw:h etn"h Neo w
plowta si nvestaingdaf toeudnt dob es ot,h ewye rbeo thha ngoenda
gallowsi;tw aaswn rdi titnet nhBe o ok of thei ntC hhkeri onngi'csl es
precsee..n."" D.u rtihnagnt i gthhtke i ncgo unlodst l eseoph eg avaen
orderb rittnohg e boroekc ootrfhd cesh ,r onicltehsew,ye rarene da d
beforkei ntEghs.et" h2 e:2r6:3 1;
5. ThAec tosfS olomon:t hr"ee Nosofttw h aec otfsS olomaonnwd h atehvee r
dida,n dh iwsi sdoamr,te h enyo wtr ititnet nh e botohkAe c otofsf
Solom1oK ni?n"1g 1s: 41
6.T hSea yionfHg osz a"iH:ip sr ayaelras nohd o w Gwoades n trebayht iemd,
anda ll shiihnsi,us n fauiltnhefasnsdt, h sei toenws hichhe built high
plaacneedsr ecttheed Ashetrhicema ravinemdda gbeesf,oh ree humbled
himsbeelhfo,tl hdea,yr w er ititnte hnre e coorfd sHt ohzea 2iC .h"r onicles
33:19
7.T he ChronDiacvlieds:t ho"sefJo oonfaZ be ruhiaabdhe gutonc outnhte m,
budti ndo fti niasnhdb; e caoufst eh iwsr,a tcha muep on Iasnrdta heel ,
numbwearns o itn cluidnte hadec coouftn htCe h ronoifcK lienDsga v.i1"d
Chron2i7c:l2e4s
8. ThCeh ronicSlaemsuN eaoltf,h Gaand,": N otwh aec otfsK inDga vifdr,o m
firtsolt a satr,we r ititnet nh Ce hroniocfSl aemsu tehles eeirn,t he
ChroniofcN laetsht ahnpe r opahneidtn t hCeh roniofcG laedts h see e1r ."
Chron2i9c:l2e9s
9.S amueblo'os"k T:h eSna muteoll tdh e petohpeol red inaonfc etsh e
kingdaonmdw, r otthee imnt hbeo oakn d pliatbc eefdot rheLe o rd1. "
Samu1e0l: 25
10T. heR ecoorfdN ast htahnpe r ohpet":N otwh ree osftt haec tosfS olomon,
frofmi rtsolt a stt,h enayorw ter ititnte hnRe e coorfNd ast htahnpe r pohet,
anidn t hper ophoefAc hyi jtahSheh iloanniditn te h,ve i sioofIn dsdt oh e
seecro ncerJneirnogbt ohasemo o nfN eba2tC ?h"r on9i:c2l9e s
11.T hPer ophoefAc hyi jtahSheh ilo"nNiottweh r:ee stt haeoc fot sfS olomon,
frofmi rtsolt a satrt,eh enyow tr ititnte hnRe e coorfd sN atthhpear no p,h et
andin t hper opheAchyi jtoahfShe h iloannidit nte h,ve i sionst hoef Iddo
seceorn cerJneirnogbt ohasemo o nfN eba2tC ?h"r on9i:c2l9e s
12T. heT reaotfit shPeer opIhdedt"o N:o twh ree osftt haec tosfA bijaanhd,
hiwsa yasn dh iwso rdasrw er ititnte hne troefta htpeir soep Ihdedt2o ."
Chron1i3c:l2e2s
13T.h eB ooOkfJ ash"eIirsnt: o wtr itiente hnbe o ookfJ ash2eS ra?m u1e:l1 8
and Josh1u0a: 13
Thee xistoefan b coeo cka bne i nfearrswe edlt lh,ii ssc leasrelewyni tshe veral
missing Peapuills'etstlt teotes hr.ce h uractLh a odi"cWehaet:nh is ilsre etatde r
amonygo u, ihatal vsreoe a idnt hceh urocfth h e Laodainycdeo aufn,oys ro; u prat r
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reamdy letthtaietscr o mifnrgo Lma odiCcoelsaos.i"a4 n:s1( 6S itncher ee earlier
manuscdroin pocttos n ttahiweno rd"asEt p hesiunEs p"1h :,s1 omhea ve speculated
thatth e lceotrntifenrrgo Lma odiwcaesina f atchte loefEt ptheers iAapnoss.t olic
fathaelrdsseo b attheids posIsnPi abuiflli'irlstse yttt. toC)e o rr ihnetp hr,e dattheadt
letbtyes ra yi"nIwg r:o ytoeui n lmeyt ntoettroa ssocwiiatithme m orpaelo p(l1e "
Corint5h:i9a()nT sh is mceoruelbldeya referteonth cee p resleenttot fe1 r
Corinthians.)
Manbyo ohkasv bee ewnr itten ctohnleto oasriat np ioncgr ybpohoakTlhs u.is it,s
thpeu rpoofts hewi osr tkob riinngt o tlhtierg ehats oufbr oeosak tst ritbotu htee d
Old TesatnaNdme ewn tT estamaernteth .o bsoHeoe wrkresi tint theenm ost
ancioeftn itm es.
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