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This second volume of New Testament Apocrypha continues the work of the first by making available to English readers more apocryphal texts. Twenty-nine texts are featured, including The Adoration of the Magi and The Life of Mary Magdalene, each carefully introduced, copiously annotated, and translated into English by eminent scholars. These fascinating texts provide insights into the beliefs. This second volume of New Testament Apocrypha continues the work of the first by making available to English readers more apocryphal texts. Twenty-nine texts are featured, including The Adoration of the Magi and The Life of Mary Magdalene, each carefully introduced, copiously annotated, and translated into English by eminent scholars. The 27 books of the canonical New Testament were settled in Bishop Athanasius of Alexandria’s annual Easter letter (the 39th Festal Letter) in 367 C.E. It was once believed that this pronouncement, alongside his denouncement of the Christian apocrypha, was enough for believers to abandon all noncanonical texts. Alternate title: The Epistle To Diognetus c. The Epistle to Diognetus is a well-crafted argument extolling the virtues of Christianity over paganism. It is difficult to determine the date of the letter, for it was never referred to in any known ancient writings, but it obviously dates from a period when Christianity was still regarded as a 'mystery' religion.

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Madonna with the book, Sandro Botticelli [1483] (Public Domain Image)

edited by Rutherford H. Platt, Jr. [1926]

This is a collection of New Testament Apocrypha, including many workswhich were admired and read by the early Christians, but which were laterexcluded from the canonical Bible.It includes accounts of the young Jesus, particularly theGospel of Mary and the Protevangelion,which provides additional folklore about the birth and youthful adventures of Jesus.Of note are the letters of Paul and Seneca, and the letters of Herod and Pilate,which are most likely a forgery,but add more depth to the question of the historicity of Jesus.There are also a number of non-canonical epistles,such as Laodiceans.Also worth a close read are the three books of theShepherd of Hermas,which uses apocalyptic and symbolic imagery.This collection is an invaluable selection of portions of the New Testamentwhich illustrates the fluid nature of the early Biblical canon, and providesaccess to all of the 'spare parts.'--J.B. Hare, August 12, 2009.

New translations by M. James appeared in 1924, and were revised by J.K. Eliott, The Apocryphal New Testament, Oxford University Press, 1991. The 'standard' scholarly edition of the New Testament Apocrypha in German is that of Schneemelcher, and in English its translation by Robert McLachlan Wilson.

Although not attributed, the initials of the editor, Rutherford H. Platt, Jr.,appear on the Preface.He also edited the companion volume The Forgotten Books of Eden, a collection of Old Testament apocrypha.

Title Page
List of Illustrations
Introduction
The Order of All the Books
Preface
The Gospel of the Birth of Mary
The Protevangelion
The First Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ
Thomas's Gospel of the Infancy of Jesus Christ
The Epistles of Jesus Christ and Abgarus King of Edessa
The Gospel of Nicodemus, Formerly Called the Acts of Pontius Pilate
The Apostles’ Creed
The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Laodiceans
The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to Paul
The Acts of Paul and Thecla
The First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
The Second Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
The General Epistle of Barnabas
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnæans
The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp
The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
The Shepherd of Hermas
The Second Book of Hermas, Called His Commands
The Third Book of Hermas, Which Is Called His Similitudes
Letters of Herod and Pilate
The Lost Gospel According to Peter
Table I.
Table II.

CHRISTIANITY

CHRISTIANITY

THE BIBLE

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)'

APOCRYPHA

EARLY WRITINGS

CHRISTIAN ENCYCLOPAEDIAS

MAIN SITE

COMPARATIVE RELIGION

INTERFAITH DIALOGUE FORUM

ABOUT

MAIN SECTIONS

WORLD RELIGIONS

ALTERNATIVE SPIRITUALITY

ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY

GENERAL ARTICLES

SPECIAL FEATURE:

APOCRYPHA

COMMUNITY FORUMS

BELIEF & SPIRITUALITY

ABRAHAMIC RELIGIONS

EASTERN THOUGHT

ALTERNATIVE SPIRITUALITY

ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY

COMPARATIVE STUDIES

All New Testament Apocrypha that I can trace online are stored and indexed here at interfaith.org, in the Christianity section. This includes both complete (extant) as well fragmentary apocrypha.

So far as I can tell from my researches, this is the most complete such collection of New Testament Apocrypha on the internet – of all of the missing books of the Bible.

All apocryphal texts have undergone re-formatting, but all content has been preserved. This includes original translator notes and introductions, where applicable – as well as any already present errors. I have not altered any texts in any way excepting for formatting purposes.

IMPORTANT NOTICE – all of the New Testament Apocrypha files, listed below and which are followed an asterisk, are copyrighted works and are used only with express permission. You should not seek to copy these works yourself without having sought out express permission.

1. Pseudo-Jesus apocrypha

2. Pseudo-apostolic (general) apocrypha

2.1 Teachings of the Twelve Apostles (Didache)
2.2 Epistle of the Apostles

3. Pseudo-apostolic (specific – by Apostle) apocrypha

3.1 – Andrew –

3.1.1 Acts of Andrew
3.1.2 Acts of Andrew and Matthias*

3.2 – Barnabas –

3.2.1 Acts of Barnabas*
3.2.2 Epistle of Barnabas
3.2.3 Gospel of Barnabas

3.3 – Bartholomew –

3.3.1 Gospel of Bartholomew
3.3.2 Martyrdom of Bartholomew*

3.4 – James –

3.4.1 Apocryphon of James
3.4.2 Book of James (protevangelium)
3.4.3 First Apocalypse of James
3.4.4 Second Apocalypse of James

Books Of The New Testament Apocrypha

3.5 – John –

3.5.1 Acts of John
3.5.2 Acts of John the Theologian*
3.5.3 Apocryphon of John (long version)
3.5.4 Book of John the Evangelist
3.5.5 Revelation of John the Theologian*

New Testament Apocrypha List

3.6 – Mark –

3.7 – Matthew –

3.7.1 Acts and Martyrdom of St. Matthew the Apostle*
3.7.2 The Martyrdom of Matthew

3.8 – Nicodemus –

3.9 – Peter –

3.9.1 Acts of Peter
3.9.2 Acts of Peter and Andrew
3.9.3 Apocalypse of Peter – version 1
3.9.4 Apocalypse of Peter – version 2
3.9.5 Gospel of Peter
3.9.6 Letter of Peter to Philip Sps amec sight of the sun american meadow's equestrian center address.

3.10 – Philip –

3.10.1 Acts of Philip
3.10.2 Gospel of Philip

3.11 – Thaddeus –

3.11.1 Acts of Thaddeus (Epistles of Pontius Pilate)*
3.11.2 Teaching of Thaddeus

3.12 – Thomas –

3.12.1 Acts of Thomas
3.12.2 Apocalypse of Thomas
3.12.3 Book of Thomas the Contender
3.12.4 Consumation of Thomas
3.12.5 Gospel of Thomas

4. Pseudo-Pauline apocrypha

4.1 3 Corinthians
4.2 Acts 29
4.3 Acts of Paul
4.4 Acts of Paul and Thecla
4.5 Acts of Peter and Paul*
4.6 Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena
4.7 Apocalypse of Paul
4.8 Apocalypse of Paul – other version
4.9 Epistle to the Laodiceans
4.10 Revelation of Paul*
4.11 Paul and Seneca

5. Infancy Gospels apocrypha

Apocryphal Books Of New Testament

5.1 Arabic Infancy Gospel
5.2 First Infancy Gospel of Jesus Christ
5.3 Infancy Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
5.4 Infancy Gospel of Thomas – Greek A
5.5 Infancy Gospel of Thomas – Greek B
5.6 Infancy Gospel of Thomas – Latin

6. Relatives of Jesus apocrypha

6.1 Gospel of Mary
6.2 Gospel of the Nativity of Mary
6.3 Book of John concerning the dormition of Mary (transitus mariæ)*
6.4 History of Joseph the Carpenter*
6.5 Narrative of Joseph of Arimathaea

7. Sub-canonical (disputed canon) apocrypha

7.1 Shepherd of Hermas
7.2 II Clement
7.3 Diatession
7.4 Gospel of the Lord (Marcion)

8. Other significant Epistles and pseudomynous writings and apocrypha

New Testament Apocryphal Books

8.1 I Clement
8.2 Avenging of the Saviour
8,3 Epistles of Pontius Pilate
8.4 Letter of Aristeas
8.5 Sentences of the Sextus
8.6 Alexandrians
8.7 Revelations of Stephen
8.8 Muratonian Canon (fragment)

9. Fragments of lost apocryphal books

9.1 Gospel of the Ebionites
9.2 Gospel of the Egyptians
9.3 Egerton Gospel (Egerton Papyrus 2)*
9.4 Gospel of the Hebrews
9.5 Traditions of Mattias
9.6 Gospel of the Nazaraeans
9.7 Preaching of Peter

10. Apostolic Constitutions (Didascalia Apostolorum)

10.1 Book 1
10.2 Book 2
10.3 Book 3
10.4 Book 4
10.5 Book 5
10.6 Book 6
10.7 Book 7
10.8 Book 8

11. Psuedo-Sibylline Oracles

11.0 Preface
11.1 Chapter I
11.2 Chapter II
11.3 Chapter III
11.4 Chapter IV
11.5 Chapter V
11.6 Chapter VI
11.7 Chapter VII
11.8 Chapter VIII
11.9 Chapter XI
11.10 Chapter XII
11.11 Chapter XIII
11.12 Chapter XIV
11.13 Appendices – Fragments

* copyright work, used with express permission.

New Testament Apocrypha Pdf

^** I have no idea why the numbering system of this work jumps from 8 to 11. I presume that the error lies with the Roman numerals, with IX (9) mistakenly written as XI (11) at the source. However, it is my policy not to change textual information, so it remains.

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