Lost books of the Hebrew Bible

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A parallel article, Lost Books of the New Testament, is found here.

The Bible contains internal references to a number of works that aren't compiled with what is now accepted as the canonized scriptures. Of the approximately thirty-seven books referenced by, but not found in, the Bible, thirty-two references are to books that would have been written in Old Testament times. These so-called Lost Books include:

• The Lost Book of the CovenantThis may be the existing Covenant Code.

Referenced at

• The Book of the Wars of the LordSometimes called The Book of the Wars of Yahweh. One source says "The quotation is in lyrical form, so it is possibly a book of poetry or a hymnal...Moses quoted it, so the date of its composition must have been prior to the completion of the Pentateuch, perhaps during the wanderings in the wilderness. Nothing else is known about it, and it survives only in Moses’ quotation."[link]

Referenced at .

• The Lost Book of JasherThe name is sometimes written Book of Jashar.[link] or Sefer HaYasher. Several books have claimed to be this lost text, but are widely discounted as pseudepigrapha.

Referenced at and at .

• The Manner of the Kingdom Also called The Book of Statutes or 3 Samuel.

Referenced at .

• The Acts of SolomonAlso called The Book of the Acts of Solomon.[link]

Referenced at .

• The Chronicles of the Kings of IsraelAlso called The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel or The Book of the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

Referenced at and at .

• The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah

Referenced at .

• The Book of the Kings of Israel

Referenced at and at .

• The Annals of King DavidAlso called The Book of the Annals of King David or The Chronicles of King David.[link]

Referenced at .

• The Book of Samuel the SeerAlso called Samuel the Seer or The Acts of Samuel the Seer.[link]

Referenced at .

• The Book of Nathan the ProphetAlso called Nathan the Prophet or The Acts of Nathan the Prophet.[link]

Referenced at .

• The Book of Gad the SeerAlso called Gad the Seer or The Acts of Gad the Seer.[link]

Referenced at .

• The History of Nathan the ProphetDistinguished here[link] from what may be the identical book, Nathan the Prophet, above

Referenced at .

• The Prophecy of AhijahAlso called The Prophesy of Ahijah the Shilonite[link].

Referenced at .

• The Visions of Iddo the Seer

Referenced at .

• The Book of Shemaiah the ProphetAlso called Shemaiah the Prophet or The Acts of Shemaiah the Prophet[link]. See Sh'maya.

Referenced at .

• Iddo GenealogiesAlso called The Genealogies of Iddo the Seer or The Acts of Iddo the Seer[link].

Referenced at .

• The Story of the Prophet IddoAlso called The Midrash of the Prophet Iddo.[link]

Referenced at .

• The Book of the Kings of Judah and IsraelAlso called The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

Referenced in , and .

• The Book of JehuAlso called The Book of Jehu ben Hanani

Referenced at .

• The Story of the Book of KingsAlso called Midrash on the Book of Kings.[link]

Referenced at .

• The Acts of UziahAlso called Second Isaiah or The Book by the prophet Isaiah.[link]

Referenced at .

• The Vision of IsaiahAlso called The Vision of the Prophet Isaiah. May be identical to the pseudepigraphal Ascension of Isaiah.

Referenced at .

• The Acts of the Kings of IsraelAlso called The Acts and Prayers of Manasseh.[link] May be identical to The Book of the Kings of Israel, above.

Referenced at .

• The Sayings of the SeersAlso called The Acts of the Seers.[link]

Referenced at .

• The Laments for JosiahAlso called 2 Lamentations. This event is not recorded in the existing Book of Lamentations.

Referenced at .

• The Book of the ChroniclesAlso called 3 Chronicles.

Referenced at .

• The Chronicles of King Ahasuerus Also called The Book of Records of the Chronicles

Referenced at and .

• The Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia Also called The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia

Referenced at .

• The Nazarene Prophecy

Referenced at the New Testament Gospel of .

Notes

See also

• Table of books of Judeo-Christian Scripture
• Lost books of the New Testament
• Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible
• List of names for the Biblical nameless

External links

• [Bible Dictionary:Lost Books]
• [The Lost Books of the Bible]
• [Books with Their Pictures on Milk Cartons]
• [Lost Books of the Bible?]
• [Are There Lost Books of the Bible?]

 

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