The Ethiopian Book of Enoch

Enoch's heavenly journeys, visions of fallen angels (Watchers), their giant offspring (Nephilim), and the coming judgment—canonical scripture in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition

Little Genesis

Retelling of Genesis and Exodus with expanded angelic activity, 364-day solar calendar, and justification for Jewish law—part of Ethiopian biblical canon

The Righteous Man's Trial

Righteous Tobit, struck blind despite his good works, sends his son Tobias on a journey where the angel Raphael heals both father and kinsman Sarah, who lost seven husbands to a demon

The Widow Who Saved Israel

Beautiful widow Judith seduces and beheads the Assyrian general Holofernes, saving her besieged city through cunning, courage, and faith in God's deliverance

Sophia's Philosophy

Poetic meditation on divine wisdom (Sophia), righteousness, immortality, and God's justice, blending Jewish theology with Greek philosophical concepts

Ecclesiasticus / Wisdom of Jesus ben Sirach

Comprehensive guide to wise living covering ethics, family, friendship, business, worship, and social conduct from a learned Jewish sage

Greek Ezra

Alternative version of Ezra-Nehemiah with unique material including the famous 'Debate of the Three Youths' about what is strongest: wine, kings, women, or truth

King Manasseh's Repentance

The penitential prayer of Judah's most wicked king during his Babylonian captivity, expressing profound repentance for idolatry and evil deeds

First Book of Ethiopian Maccabees

Three faithful brothers refuse to worship King Tseerutsaydan's idols, are martyred, then miraculously resurrected—teaching faithfulness to God through trials of persecution (36 chapters)

Second Book of Ethiopian Maccabees

King Meqabis of Moab wages war against Israel as divine punishment, then repents and becomes a righteous teacher of God's law (21 chapters)

Third Book of Ethiopian Maccabees

Short ethical treatise on salvation, punishment, and maintaining faith illustrated through biblical patriarchs (Adam, Job, David), emphasizing the Devil's temptation (10 chapters)

Jewish Persecution in Egypt

Egyptian Jews face persecution under Ptolemy IV, with miraculous deliverance when elephants intended to trample them turn on their captors instead

2 Esdras (Latin)

Ezra's seven apocalyptic visions after Jerusalem's destruction, wrestling with theodicy, divine justice, and the fate of Israel through symbolic imagery

Paraleipomena Jeremiou / Rest of the Words of Baruch

Baruch and Jeremiah witness Jerusalem's fall, experience miraculous preservation during Babylonian exile, and witness the city's restoration after 66 years

Book of Josephas the Son of Ben Gorion

Medieval Hebrew chronicle of Jewish history from Creation through the destruction of the Second Temple, based partly on Josephus but with legendary embellishments

David and Goliath

Additional psalm describing David's youth as a shepherd, his anointing by Samuel, and his victory over Goliath—found in Greek and Syriac Bibles

The Maccabean Revolt

Historical account of the Jewish revolt against Seleucid oppression (175-134 BCE), Mattathias and his sons reclaiming the Temple—the origin of Hanukkah

Martyrdom and Resurrection

Theological retelling of the Maccabean revolt emphasizing martyrdom, resurrection of the dead, and prayers for the departed—key text for Catholic purgatory doctrine

Letter from Babylon

Letter attributed to Jeremiah's scribe from Babylonian exile—confession of sin, hymn to Wisdom, and poem of consolation promising Israel's restoration

Against Idolatry

Jeremiah's satirical warning to exiles against Babylonian idol worship, exposing the absurdity of gods that cannot speak, move, or save—refrain repeated: 'they are not gods'

Apocalypse of Ezra

composite apocalypse—Jewish core (4 Ezra) wrestling with theodicy after 70 CE destruction, framed by Christian additions (5 and 6 Ezra), preserved only in Latin

The Lost Books of the Bible: The Complete Guide with Summaries

Everything You Want to Know About Forbidden Christian Texts in Plain English

The Infancy Gospels

Protoevangelium of James, Gospel of Thomas, Pseudo-Matthew, and More