Apocalypse of Moses

Adam and Eve's lives after Eden—their penance in rivers, Satan's rebellion explained, Eve's account of the Fall, and their deaths with angelic attendance

Tales of the Nephilim

The Nephilim giants (offspring of Watchers and humans) experience disturbing dreams warning of the Flood, send Mahaway to Enoch for interpretation, and face divine judgment

Tales of the Patriarchs

First-person Aramaic retelling of Genesis: Lamech questions Noah's paternity, Noah survives the Flood, and Abraham journeys to Egypt with prophetic dreams about Sarah's beauty

Little Genesis

Retelling of Genesis and Exodus with expanded angelic activity, 364-day solar calendar, and justification for Jewish law—part of Ethiopian biblical canon

Ethiopian Expansion of the Fall

Ethiopian text expanding life after Eden—Satan's repeated attacks on Adam and Eve, their cave dwelling, dietary struggles, and God's promise of eventual redemption through the Messiah

Dead Sea Scrolls Community Rule

Dead Sea Scroll text outlining the Qumran community's covenant renewal, history of Israel's apostasy, and detailed laws governing the 'New Covenant in the Land of Damascus'

Longest Dead Sea Scroll

Longest Dead Sea Scroll (8.15m), God's first-person instructions for an idealized Temple, festival calendar, purity laws, and royal statutes—a Deuteronomy rewritten for the end times

Pesher Genesis

Dead Sea Scroll pesher interpreting key Genesis passages—Noah's flood chronology, Ham's curse, and Jacob's blessings—as prophecy fulfilled in the Qumran community's era

Dead Sea Scroll Habakkuk Commentary

Qumran commentary reading Habakkuk's prophecies as fulfilled in the community's own time—the Wicked Priest, the Teacher of Righteousness, and the Kittim (Romans)

Pseudo-Philo's Biblical Antiquities

Pseudo-Philo's retelling of Genesis through Saul's death, expanding women's roles (Miriam's prophecy, Jephthah's daughter's lament) and adding lost songs and speeches

The Great Order of the World

Rabbinic chronology of the world from Creation to Alexander the Great, attributed to Yose ben Halafta (c. 160 CE)—foundational text for Jewish historical and calendar reckoning

Origin of the Septuagint

Legendary account of how 72 Jewish scholars translated the Hebrew scriptures into Greek (the Septuagint) for Ptolemy II's library—foundational myth of the Greek Bible's divine inspiration

Deaths and Tombs of the Prophets

Brief biographies of 23 biblical prophets detailing their origins, miraculous deeds, manner of death, and burial locations—earliest Christian hagiographic collection

The Wise Counselor

Ancient Near Eastern wisdom tale of Ahikar, counselor to Assyrian kings, betrayed by his nephew, condemned to death, saved by loyal friends—one of antiquity's most widely translated stories

Deathbed Teachings of Jacob's Sons

Each of Jacob's twelve sons delivers a deathbed testament warning against specific sins and prophesying the coming Messiah from Levi and Judah

Prophet Sawn Asunder

Isaiah is sawn in two by King Manasseh on Beliar's instigation, then ascends through seven heavens witnessing the Beloved's descent and return — a Jewish martyrdom expanded with Christian vision

The Lost Books of the Bible: The Complete Guide with Summaries

Everything You Want to Know About Forbidden Christian Texts in Plain English

The Didache: The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles

Modern English Translation with Historical Commentary & Contextual Notes