Internet Sacred Text Archive Home Slavanic Life of Adam and Eve Sacred-texts Christianity Apocrypha From-The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament R.H. Charles Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1913 xxviii 1 And we sat together before the gate of paradise, Adam weeping with his face bent down to the earth, lay on the ground lamenting. xxxix 1 And I said to Adam: 'Rise up! xxx 1 And Adam arose and we roamed through all lands and found nothing to eat save nettles (and) grass of the field. xxxi 1 And for fifteen days continuously we entreated. xxxii 1 The archangel Joel said to Adam: 'Thus saith the Lord; I did not create thy wife to command thee, but to obey; why art thou obedient to thy wife?' xxxiii 1 Then the devil approached and stood before the oxen, and hindered Adam in tilling the field and said to Adam: 'Mine are the things of 2 earth, the things of Heaven are God's; but if thou wilt be mine, thou shalt labour on the earth; but if thou wilt be God's, (pray) go away to paradise.'
The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (R. H. Charles) From The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament by R. H. Charles, vol. 1 1 The copy of the Testament of Reuben, even the commands which he gave his sons before he 2 died in the hundred and twenty-fifth year of his life. 2 1 And now hear me, my children, what things I saw concerning the seven spirits of deceit, when 2 I repented. 3 1 Besides all these there is an eighth spirit of sleep, with which is brought about the trance of 2 3 nature and the image of death. 4 1 Pay no heed, therefore, my children, to the beauty of women, nor set your mind on their affairs; but walk in singleness of heart in the fear of the Lord, and expend labour on good works, and on study and on your flocks, until the Lord give you a wife, whom He will, that ye suffer not as I did. 2 For until my father's death I had not boldness to look in his face, or to speak to any of my brethren, 3 because of the reproach. 7 1, 2 And Reuben died, having given these commands to his sons.
The Didache Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] This is a translation of an apocryphal text, the Didache, or the 'two ways,' a set of ethical precepts attributed to the original apostles. In the introduction, Hoole presents evidence that it was derived from other apocryphal works, such as the Shepherd of Hermas, and the Epistle of Barnabas. However, modern scholars are certain that the Didache dates to the late first or early second century. It was considered canonical by some of the Church Fathers. It was eventually rejected from the canon, but is still considered part of the collection of Apostolic Fathers by the Catholic Church. Title PageIntroductionIntroduction to Greek TextThe Didache: TranslationNotes
Book of Jubilees Sacred Texts Bible Apocrypha Contents Start Reading The Book of Jubilees, probably written in the 2nd century B.C.E., is an account of the Biblical history of the world from creation to Moses. It is divided into periods ('Jubilees') of 49 years. The only complete version of Jubilees is in Ethiopian, although large fragments in Greek, Latin and Syriac are also known. --John Bruno Hare, July 22, 2004 Title PageEditors' Preface Introduction Short Account of the BookTitlesVersions and Original LanguageAffinities with Other LiteratureThe Special Aims and General Character of the BookAuthorship and DateBibliography The Book of Jubilees
The Book of Enoch the Prophet Sacred Texts Bible Buy this Book at Amazon.com Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] The book of Enoch is one of the strangest of the books left out of the Biblical canon. Before the 1917 R.H. Production Notes: I've divided the files not at the chapter boundaries, but into files of 20 chapters for the convenience of readers.
The Book of Enoch Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] The Book of Enoch, written during the second century B.C.E., is one of the most important non-canonical apocryphal works, and probably had a huge influence on early Christian, particularly Gnostic, beliefs. Filled with hallucinatory visions of heaven and hell, angels and devils, Enoch introduced concepts such as fallen angels, the appearance of a Messiah, Resurrection, a Final Judgement, and a Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. Interspersed with this material are quasi-scientific digressions on calendrical systems, geography, cosmology, astronomy, and meteorology. This etext has been prepared specially for sacred-texts, and is a great improvement over other versions on the Internet, with the introduction, correct verse numbering, page numbers from the 1917 edition, and intact critical apparatus. Title PageEditors' PrefaceIntroductionAbbreviations, Brackets and Symbols Specially Used in the Translation of 1 Enoch The Book of Enoch The Parables
Biblical Antiquities of Philo Sacred Texts Bible Apocrypha Contents Start Reading This book, dating from the late first century C.E. --John Bruno Hare, May 13th, 2004 Title PageContents Introduction 1. The Biblical Antiquities of Philo Chapter I.Chapter IIChapter IIIChapter IV.Chapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XChapter XIChapter XIIChapter XIIIChapter XIVChapter XVChapter XVIChapter XVIIChapter XVIIIChapter XIXChapter XXChapter XXIChapter XXIIChapter XXIIIChapter XXIVChapter XXVChapter XXVIChapter XXVIIChapter XXVIIIChapter XXIXChapter XXXChapter XXXI.Chapter XXXIIChapter XXXIIIChapter XXXIVChapter XXXVChapter XXXVIChapter XXXVIIChapter XXXVIIIChapter XXXIXChapter XLChapter XLIChapter XLIIChapter XLIVChapter XLVChapter XLVIChapter XLVIIIChapter XLIXChapter LChapter LIChapter LIIChapter LIIIChapter LIVChapter LVChapter LVIChapter LVIIChapter LVIIIChapter LIXChapter LXChapter LXIChapter LXIIChapter LXIIIChapter LXIVChapter LXV
Chronicles of Jerahmeel Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] This is Moses Gaster's translation of the Chronicles of Jerahmeel. The book is a collection of extended Biblical events, mixed with Roman history, lists of geographical names, and Patriarchial genealogies. Gaster believed that the Chronicles were compiled from Hebrew sources, both ancient and medieval. The text runs from the void before Creation, through the Deuterocanonical Apocrypha. This book abounds with astounding folklore. Title PageContentsPrefaceIntroductionCompiler's PrefaceIIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIIIIX. The Lost Books of the Bible Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] This is a collection of New Testament Apocrypha, including many works which were admired and read by the early Christians, but which were later excluded from the canonical Bible. It includes accounts of the young Jesus, particularly the Gospel 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 the Shepherd of Hermas, which uses apocalyptic and symbolic imagery. Although not attributed, the initials of the editor, Rutherford H.
The Forgotten Books of Eden Sacred Texts Bible Apocrypha Buy this Book at Amazon.com Contents Start Reading Page Index Text [Zipped] This is a popularized translation of the OT pseudepigrapha, quasi-Biblical writings which never achieved canonical status (or inclusion in any of the official Apocrypha). The First Book of Adam and EveThe Second Book of Adam and EveThe Book of the Secrets of EnochThe Psalms of SolomonThe Odes of SolomonThe Letter of AristeasFourth Book of MaccabeesThe Story of AhikarThe Testaments of the Twelve PatriarchsTestament of ReubenTestament of SimeonTestament of LeviThe Testament of JudahThe Testament of IssacharThe Testament of ZebulunThe Testament of DanThe Testament of NaphtaliThe Testament Of GadThe Testament of AsherThe Testament of JosephThe Testament of Benjamin Title PageContentsIllustrationsPrefaceIntroduction The First Book of Adam and Eve The Second Book of Adam and Eve The Book of the Secrets of Enoch The Psalms of Solomon