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Lost Books of the Bible For Dummies
ISBN: 978-0-470-24380-0
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366 pages
June 2008
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Introduction.

Part I: Setting the Stage.

Chapter 1: How to Lose Books of the Bible: A Hands-On Guide.

Chapter 2: Tracing the History of the Jewish and Christian Biblical Canons.

Chapter 3: The Different Categories of Ancient Religious Writing.

Part II: Ancient Jewish Lost Books.

Chapter 4: The Controversial Apocrypha.

Chapter 5: The Dead Sea Scrolls.

Chapter 6: The Strange Story of the Book of Enoch.

Chapter 7: Plays, Poets, and Other Ideas Borrowed from the Greeks.

Chapter 8: Apocalyptic Literature (a.k.a. Really Strange Books).

Chapter 9: Popular Legends and Expansions of Older Hebrew Traditions.

Part III: Lost Books about Jesus.

Chapter 10: Ancient Writings on the Youth and Infancy of Jesus.

Chapter 11: Lost Gospels and Sayings of Jesus.

Part IV: Lost Early Christian Books.

Chapter 12: The Gnostic Christian Writings.

Chapter 13: Christian Books That Were Strongly Considered.

Chapter 14: Traditions about St. Paul.

Chapter 15: Even More “Acts”: Writings of Other Early Christian Leaders.

Chapter 16: Early Christian Apocalyptic Visions.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Weirdest Jewish Lost Books.

Chapter 18: Ten Weirdest Christian Lost Books.

Chapter 19: Ten Sayings of Jesus You Won’t Find in the Bible.

Chapter 20: Top Ten “Lost” Books Every Student of the Bible Should Read.

Appendix: Resources for Those Who Are Really into This “Lost Books” Thing.

Index.

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