The Lost Bible (2001 Porter), book

The Lost Bible: Forgotten Scriptures Revealed (2001) is a book by Joshua Roy Porter.

Abstract

Popular introduction to OT Pseudepigrapha and NT Apocrypha by a specialist.

"In the centuries around the beginning of the Common Era, both the Jewish faith and the early Christian church drew upon a wealth of spiritual stories and sacred writings that were nonetheless never included in the Hebrew Bible or the New Testament. With deft and profound scholarship, J. R. Porter gathers more than 100 such texts—including what were purported to be words written by Eve herself as well as stories of the strange miracles and violent outbursts of the boy Jesus—and assesses their context, character, and importance. Each fragment includes an introduction and commentary alongside a translation of the extract, as well as richly evocative illustrations that underline the power, insights, and literary merits of these writings."--Publisher decription.

Editions

Published in London [England]: Duncan Baird; and Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Translations

• Die verworfenen Schriften = The Lost Bible (2004 Porter), book (German ed.)

• La Biblia perdida = The Lost Bible (2010 Porter / Bastida Serra, Baber Casasnovas), book (Spanish ed.)

Table of contents

Pt. 1. "Lost" Hebrew Scriptures -- Ch. 1. In the Beginning -- Ch. 2. Words of the Patriarchs -- Ch. 3. Lost Writings of the Prophets -- Ch. 4. Psalms, Songs, and Odes -- Ch. 5. Wisdom and Philosophy -- Pt. 2. "Lost" New Testament -- Ch. 1. Missing Years of Jesus -- Ch. 2. Gospels of the Passion -- Ch. 3. Gnostic Mysteries -- Ch. 4. Legends of the Apostles -- Ch. 5. Visions of the End of Time -- Ch. 6. Lost Letters to the Faithful.