The Lost Apocrypha of the Old Testament: their titles and fragmentsCollected and Translated by Montague Rhodes James. There are many ancient, lost books relating to the Bible and this work covers the ones that are most hard to find, dating between 100 BCE and 100 CE. In many cases we do not have the full works, but have various sections and fragments. The author, Montague James, used quotations found mostly in the works of the Greek Ante-Nicene Fathers like Origen, Hippolytus and Clement of Alexandria to piece together what we are missing. He also uses important lists compiled from Greek, Latin and other languages in order to reveal what we know of other missing books that would, in some cases, otherwise be unheard of. This important piece of scholarship should be part of anyone's library who is seriously researching lost and ancient texts. |
Contents
THE FRAGMENTS v | 8 |
MELCHIZEDEK | 17 |
JANNES AND MAMBRES THE PENITENCE | 31 |
ELDAD AND MEDAD | 38 |
LEGENDS OF HIS MARTYRDOM ETC 7 | 69 |
CLEMENT OF ROME | 87 |
PROPHECY OF HYSTASPES | 93 |
APPENDIX_ i | 103 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abraham Adam angel Antichrist Apocalypse of Adam Apocalypse of Elias Apocalypse of Peter apocryphal book apocryphal writings Apostles archangel Armenian Ascension of Isaiah Assumption Baruch Behold body Book of Noah called Cedrenus Christ Christian Clement of Alexandria contained Coptic Daniel death description of Antichrist devil earth Eldad Enoch Epiphanius Epistle Esdras Ethiopic eyes Ezekiel face fifth figure find fire first Gelasian Decree George Cedrenus Greek hath heaven Hebrew Hezekiah holy Hystaspes Israel Jacob Jannes and Mambres Jeremiah Jesus Jewish jubilees King Lamech Latin fragment legend lists Lord magicians Mambres Manasseh Michael Moses Nicephorus Noah Old Testament Origen Paradise passage Patriarchs Penitence Prayer of Joseph prophecy prophet quotation quoted Rendel Harris repentance saith Salathiel says Scripture Seth Slavonic Solomon sons soul spirit Stichometry story Syriac tell thee things thou thy seed translated unto Uriel vision words Zacharias Zechariah