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2007-07-05 05:53:06 · 8 answers · asked by rogwayn 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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In the pope's attic

2007-07-05 05:56:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

It's formally called The Apocrypha, which means the books that didn't make it into the Bible. They were considered to be either false or they simply didn't have any real reference to God. Here's the wiki link to it that explains it better:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocrypha

There is a compilation with a brief explanation of each book and it's history called "The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden" Here is a link to Amazon where you can buy the book and get it shipped for less than 10 bucks:

http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Books-Bible-Forgotten-Meridian/dp/0452009448

Enjoy it, I found it a wonderful book, and learned some seriously interesting stories about how folks back then thought the "untold" stories of the Bible came about. Talk about a rich imagination! It's a great read for anyone :)

2007-07-05 06:02:29 · answer #2 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0 0

Which ones?

What we now have in Bible-based religion, whether labeled as "Catholic", or Protesting Catholic, known as “Protestant", is unrecognizable from either the Hebrew religion, now known as the Jewish religion, or the church established at Jerusalem by the Apostles and disciples of Jesus. The practices of this first church are not practiced by any major religion and they are almost unknown, despite being clearly outlined in the existing New Testament. In its place are doctrines and practices first established in the first "true" Reformation of Christianity, which was begun by Constantine.
There is much controversy over how many books the Bible should actually contain, but considering the depth and scope of those few works remaining in the "accepted" Bible, we see but a fragment of incredible wisdom and history. A study of the Lost Books of the Bible is incomplete without a clear understanding that this is not a matter of simple loss, but a campaign by the Roman Catholic Church to purge books variously classified as heretical, dangerous, and corruptive. To the public they are “lost”; to the Church they are “forbidden”. Although the exact number of books purged is known only to the Church, and not shared knowledge, some can be determined by the discovery of their presence in the church prior to the reformation resulting in what became known as the Roman "Universal" Church.

2007-07-05 05:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by lynda_at_work 2 · 0 0

There are collections and publications of the so-called Lost Books of the Bible. Try Googling "Lost Books of the Bible" or "Pseudepigrapha".

There really are not lost Bible Books but books that were rejected by the Church because they either were not in accord with Apostolic Tradition or were not apostolic enough or were obviously not "Bible material".

2007-07-05 06:02:22 · answer #4 · answered by James O 7 · 0 0

There are 2 sets of books people refer to when saying "lost books of the Bible."

One set are ancient and medieval manuscripts that HAVE been found but have been found to be forgeries and not authentic Christian literature or Scripture.

The 2nd set are ancient books the Bible refers to but are no longer in existence like various anals of the kings of Israel and Judah. These books are not Scripture but certainly historical chronicles. Some of these may have even been at the library of alexandria when it was burned up.

2007-07-05 06:10:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Lost Obviously and not easy to find.

2007-07-05 05:58:31 · answer #6 · answered by anon4112 3 · 0 0

If we knew, they wouldn't be lost, now would they?

Frankly, they can stay gone, we have enough religious babbling as it is....

2007-07-05 05:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by Brent Y 6 · 0 0

They can be found on-line, and you can read all of them in their entirety at the following link.

2007-07-05 05:57:03 · answer #8 · answered by iamnoone 7 · 0 0

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