Lost Books of the Bible 7.1

The Lost Books of the Bible by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., 1926 with King James Bible

The Lost Books of the Bible is a captivating collection of New Testament Apocrypha. These texts, while revered and read by early Christians, were ultimately excluded from the canonical Bible. Notably, this compilation includes accounts of the young Jesus, such as the Gospel of Mary and the Protevangelion. These texts provide additional folklore about Jesus' birth and youthful adventures, which are absent from the traditional narrative. Additionally, noteworthy manuscripts include the disputed letters of Paul and Seneca, as well as the letters of Herod and Pilate, which are widely believed to be forgeries but contribute to the ongoing exploration of Jesus' historicity. Furthermore, several non-canonical epistles, including Laodiceans, offer an intriguing perspective. The three books of the Shepherd of Hermas are also worth careful examination as they employ apocalyptic and symbolic imagery. This invaluable selection from the New Testament sheds light on the fluid nature of the early Biblical canon and grants us access to these intriguing "spare parts."

The Forgotten Books of Eden by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr., 1926

This work presents a popularized translation of the Old Testament pseudepigrapha—quasi-Biblical writings that never attained canonical status or inclusion in any official Apocrypha. It is important to clarify that these texts are not forgeries; instead, for various reasons, they were not considered part of the Biblical text by the compilers of the first millennium C.E. This book comprises translations of all the texts found in volume I of Oxford University Press's weighty Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. It presents the texts without any accompanying apparatus or commentary.

In The Lost Books of the Bible, readers will discover popular free books like The Apostles' Creed, The Shepherd of Hermas, The First Book of Adam and Eve, The Gospel of Nicodemus, and many others that are absent from the traditional Bible.