The Lost Bible: Forgotten Scriptures Revealed,New

The Lost Bible: Forgotten Scriptures Revealed,New

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The Lost Bible provides a fascinating introduction to sacred writings of great profundity and aesthetic merit that did not become part of the canon of the Old and New Testaments. In the centuries around the beginning of the Common Era, the Jewish people drew faith and inspiration from hundreds of sacred writings, not just those that make up the Hebrew Bible we know today. Early Christianity itself produced a wealth of sacred writings, which, though they did not become part of the New Testament, were popular among believers and important in spreading the faith. After the canons of the Jewish and Christian Bibles were established, many of these works disappeared into obscurity. Some were lost entirely; others survived in translations.J. R. Porter introduces the reader to a wide selection of these extraordinary and beautiful 'lost' worksfrom words considered to be those of prophets, kings, and patriarchs (even Adam himself) to legends and stories that supply 'missing' parts of the Gospels. For each work, commentary is followed by a translated extract in clear and uptodate language. The commentary places writings in their religious, social, and political context; explains the crucial importance of these works to the development of Jewish and Christian thought; and highlights the many legends and artistic traditions that sprang from them. It also examines the reasonsboth religious and politicalwhy these writings did not become part of the Jewish and Christian Bibles.Lavishly illustrated with beautiful artwork, and amplified by maps, timelines, and data boxes, this text is a rich resource for anyone interested in exploring the origins of Judaism and Christianity.Part I: Works related to the Old Testament*Apocalypses*Testaments*Comments on Scripture*Wisdom and Philosophy*Hymns and Prayers*Sibylline Oracles*Apocrypha and Deuterocanonical works*Recent Discoveries, including the Dead Sea ScrollsPart II: Works related to the New Testament*Apocryphal Gospels*Apocryphal Acts*Apocryphal Letters*Apocryphal Apocalypses*Recent Discoveries, including the Gnostic Library

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