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Lost Scriptures
Books That Did Not Make It into the New Testament
Edited by Bart D. Ehrman (Oxford University Press). This site turns your PDF into a responsive, chapter-linked reading experience with full-text search, a complete index, and PDF page ranges.
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Introduction(1)
Non-Canonical Gospels(18)
- Non-Canonical Gospels — IntroductionPDF pp. 12–13
- The Gospel of the NazareansPDF pp. 14–16
- The Gospel of the EbionitesPDF pp. 17–19
- The Gospel According to the HebrewsPDF pp. 20–21
- The Gospel of the EgyptiansPDF pp. 22–23
- The Coptic Gospel of ThomasPDF pp. 24–33
- Papyrus Egerton 2: The Unknown GospelPDF pp. 34–35
- The Gospel of PeterPDF pp. 36–39
- The Gospel of MaryPDF pp. 40–42
- The Gospel of PhilipPDF pp. 43–49
- The Gospel of TruthPDF pp. 50–56
- The Gospel of the SaviorPDF pp. 57–61
- The Infancy Gospel of ThomasPDF pp. 62–67
- The Proto-Gospel of JamesPDF pp. 68–77
- The Epistle of the ApostlesPDF pp. 78–82
- The Coptic Apocalypse of PeterPDF pp. 83–86
- The Second Treatise of the Great SethPDF pp. 87–91
- The Secret Gospel of MarkPDF pp. 92–95
Non-Canonical Acts(6)
Non-Canonical Epistles(14)
- Non-Canonical Epistles — IntroductionPDF pp. 160–161
- The Third Letter to the CorinthiansPDF pp. 162–164
- The Correspondence Between Paul and SenecaPDF pp. 165–169
- Paul’s Letter to the LaodiceansPDF pp. 170–171
- The Letter of 1 ClementPDF pp. 172–189
- The Letter of 2 ClementPDF pp. 190–195
- The “Letter of Peter to James” and its “Reception”PDF pp. 196–199
- The Homilies of ClementPDF pp. 200–205
- Ptolemy’s Letter to FloraPDF pp. 206–211
- The Treatise on the ResurrectionPDF pp. 212–215
- The DidachePDF pp. 216–223
- The Letter of BarnabasPDF pp. 224–240
- The Preaching of PeterPDF pp. 241–243
- Pseudo-TitusPDF pp. 244–253
Apocalypses & Revelatory Texts(8)
- Non-Canonical Apocalypses — IntroductionPDF pp. 254–255
- The Shepherd of HermasPDF pp. 256–284
- The Apocalypse of PeterPDF pp. 285–292
- The Apocalypse of PaulPDF pp. 293–301
- The Secret Book of JohnPDF pp. 302–311
- On the Origin of the WorldPDF pp. 312–320
- The First Thought in Three FormsPDF pp. 321–328
- The Hymn of the PearlPDF pp. 329–333