The Lost Books of the Bible
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Book Reviews of The Lost Books of the Bible
Book Review: Holding a degree in theology, I highly recommend this book
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say that this book (of books -- like the Bible) contains literally dozens of early Christian writings with excellent intros about the "reasons" some church fathers left them out of the cannon. NOTE: Each intro tells you which early fathers accepted the different books as well. That's very important to know.I love the Books of Hermes, Visions, Paul & Thecla, the Gospel of Peter, Commands and more. Why many don't I suspect is do to the fact that the teachings are very very strict like Jesus' teachings were and speak of how one lives their life, how one's works come into play in their salvation, and just a lot of attention on works of the individual. You find the same idea in the four Gospels Mat, Mk, Lk & Jn, and also in 1John and James, plus the Revelations message to the 7 churches about works.
For those who value James 2:24 in your lives, BUY THIS BOOK!!
Book Review: Interesting, But Dated Commentary
Summary: 4 Stars
Originally published in 1926, the 1979 edition of this work purports to illustrate religious works "not included" by the compilers of the New Testament. It is an interesting read, with each book prefaced by scholarly opinions of how legitimate the material is. Some books directly echo the accepted New Testament, such as the book `Infancy' and `Mary'; others have the same title, such as `Ephesians', with some of the same ideas as found in the New Testament. Others, such as the books dealing with Pontius Pilate, seem to contain historical inaccuracies (such as who exactly the Roman emperor was at the time), which lead to doubt about authenticity (although it is interesting to read). I would recommend this book, although it is dense, and the print is NOT reader-friendly, as a companion piece to other `apocryphal' literature, but a newer edition might be more instructive.Book Review: Recommended
Summary: 4 Stars
This book contains 26 literary works from the early Christian Church. These "books" were extant in the early Church, but when the New Testament was officially organized into Canon Scripture (officially accepted books), these were among those left behind. This book was originally published in 1890, reprinted in 1926, and again in 1979.As one might expect with any collection of stories, this one is a mixed bag of good and bad stories. Some of these works are long and tedious, while some are short and don't seem to contain anything new. However, all of them allow a fascinating glimpse into the thoughts of various factions within the early Church.
Personally, I enjoyed The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to Paul, and the Epistles of Clement. I highly enjoyed this book and recommend it to you.
Book Review: LOST BOOK????
Summary: 1 Stars
This lost book thing is thankfully a small monority of people. There is some ignorant and prejudice speculation as to WHY the particular books of the NT where selected and others discarded. But noone seems interested in HOW the particular books where selected and the author offers no explaination. Just to let you know the criteria was that each letter had to show: 1)That it was of Apostolic Origin
2)It had to mention the Cross[even Hebrews implies the Cross]
3)Most important: it was already being taught and preached in the Church.
This criteria is good enough then why not now?
If anyone wants to read the LOST BOOKS get yourself a copy of The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha {NRSV}. Stick with the FOUND BOOKS.
Book Review: Not the usual apocrypha!
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this book thinking it was The Apocrypha. It is not, at least not what most books entitled "The Apocrypha" are. It contains interesting material, most of which will appeal to Roman Catholic readers. If you are looking for Judith, Tobit, Esdras, and the Maccabbees, none of them are in this book. If you are looking for legendary stuff about Jesus' infancy and childhood, and that of his mother Mary, you will enjoy this.
Oh, one other thing you might find annoying (I did): even though this was translated in the early 20th century, the translators wrote it in pseudo-Elizabethan English. I guess they thought if they translated it into modern English, people would be offended and not think it was "holy."