The 75 lost books of the Bible

 

The "75 lost books of the Bible" often refers to a collection of texts that were either mentioned in the Bible, found in ancient writings, or excluded from the canon. Here's a comprehensive list of these texts:

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Books Mentioned in the Bible (but Lost)

1. Book of the Wars of the Lord (Numbers 21:14)
2. Book of Jasher (Joshua 10:13; 2 Samuel 1:18)
3. Book of the Acts of Solomon (1 Kings 11:41)
4. Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel (1 Kings 14:19)
5. Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah (1 Kings 15:7)
6. Book of Samuel the Seer (1 Chronicles 29:29)
7. Book of Nathan the Prophet (1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29)
8. Book of Gad the Seer (1 Chronicles 29:29)
9. Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite (2 Chronicles 9:29)
10. Visions of Iddo the Seer (2 Chronicles 9:29; 2 Chronicles 12:15)
11. Book of Shemaiah the Prophet (2 Chronicles 12:15)
12. Book of Jehu the Son of Hanani (2 Chronicles 20:34)
13. Sayings of the Seers (2 Chronicles 33:19)
14. Epistle to the Laodiceans (Colossians 4:16)

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Books from the Apocrypha/Deuterocanon

15. 1 Esdras
16. 2 Esdras
17. Tobit
18. Judith
19. Additions to Esther
20. Wisdom of Solomon
21. Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)
22. Baruch
23. Letter of Jeremiah
24. Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children (Daniel 3)
25. Susanna (Daniel 13)
26. Bel and the Dragon (Daniel 14)
27. 1 Maccabees
28. 2 Maccabees

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Books from the Pseudepigrapha

29. Book of Enoch (1 Enoch)
30. 2 Enoch (Secrets of Enoch)
31. 3 Enoch (Hebrew Enoch)
32. Book of Jubilees
33. Life of Adam and Eve
34. Martyrdom of Isaiah
35. Ascension of Isaiah
36. Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
37. Psalms of Solomon
38. Odes of Solomon
39. Letter of Aristeas
40. 4 Ezra
41. Prayer of Manasseh
42. 2 Baruch (Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch)
43. 3 Baruch (Greek Apocalypse of Baruch)
44. Book of Noah

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Gnostic Texts (Nag Hammadi Library)

45. Gospel of Thomas
46. Gospel of Philip
47. Gospel of Mary Magdalene
48. Gospel of Truth
49. Gospel of Judas
50. Apocalypse of Peter
51. Apocalypse of Paul
52. Sophia of Jesus Christ
53. Acts of Peter
54. Acts of Paul and Thecla
55. The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)

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Other Lost or Disputed Texts

56. Book of Eldad and Modad
57. Acts of Andrew
58. Acts of John
59. Acts of Philip
60. Acts of Thomas
61. Epistle of Barnabas
62. Shepherd of Hermas
63. Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
64. Clementine Homilies
65. Clementine Recognitions
66. Gospel of the Hebrews
67. Gospel of the Ebionites
68. Gospel of the Nazarenes
69. Protoevangelium of James
70. Infancy Gospel of Thomas
71. Arabic Gospel of the Infancy
72. Acts of Pilate (Gospel of Nicodemus)
73. Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
74. Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians
75. Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians

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This list combines texts explicitly mentioned in the Bible, deuterocanonical works, pseudepigraphal writings, Gnostic scriptures, and other historical documents. Many of these texts are valued for their historical or theological insight but are not included in the Protestant or Catholic biblical canon. Some of these texts are considered sacred in specific Christian traditions, while others are regarded as apocryphal or heretical.