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The "75 lost books of the Bible" often refers to a collection of texts that were either mentioned in the Bible, found in ancient writings, or excluded from the canon. Here's a comprehensive list of these texts: 👇👇👇👇👇 75 lost books of the BibleThis list combines texts explicitly mentioned in the Bible, deuterocanonical works, pseudepigraphal writings, Gnostic scriptures, and other historical documents. Many of these texts are valued for their historical or theological insight but are not included in the Protestant or Catholic biblical canon. Some of these texts are considered sacred in specific Christian traditions, while others are regarded as apocryphal or heretical.
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Books Mentioned in the Bible (but Lost)
Book of the Wars of the Lord (Numbers 21:14)
Book of Jasher (Joshua 10:13; 2 Samuel 1:18)
Book of the Acts of Solomon (1 Kings 11:41)
Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel (1 Kings 14:19)
Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah (1 Kings 15:7)
Book of Samuel the Seer (1 Chronicles 29:29)
Book of Nathan the Prophet (1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29)
Book of Gad the Seer (1 Chronicles 29:29)
Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite (2 Chronicles 9:29)
Visions of Iddo the Seer (2 Chronicles 9:29; 2 Chronicles 12:15)
Book of Shemaiah the Prophet (2 Chronicles 12:15)
Book of Jehu the Son of Hanani (2 Chronicles 20:34)
Sayings of the Seers (2 Chronicles 33:19)
Epistle to the Laodiceans (Colossians 4:16)
Books from the Apocrypha/Deuterocanon
1 Esdras
2 Esdras
Tobit
Judith
Additions to Esther
Wisdom of Solomon
Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)
Baruch
Letter of Jeremiah
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children (Daniel 3)
Susanna (Daniel 13)
Bel and the Dragon (Daniel 14)
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
Books from the Pseudepigrapha
Book of Enoch (1 Enoch)
2 Enoch (Secrets of Enoch)
3 Enoch (Hebrew Enoch)
Book of Jubilees
Life of Adam and Eve
Martyrdom of Isaiah
Ascension of Isaiah
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
Psalms of Solomon
Odes of Solomon
Letter of Aristeas
4 Ezra
Prayer of Manasseh
2 Baruch (Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch)
3 Baruch (Greek Apocalypse of Baruch)
Book of Noah
Gnostic Texts (Nag Hammadi Library)
Gospel of Thomas
Gospel of Philip
Gospel of Mary Magdalene
Gospel of Truth
Gospel of Judas
Apocalypse of Peter
Apocalypse of Paul
Sophia of Jesus Christ
Acts of Peter
Acts of Paul and Thecla
The Didache (Teaching of the Twelve Apostles)
Other Lost or Disputed Texts
Book of Eldad and Modad
Acts of Andrew
Acts of John
Acts of Philip
Acts of Thomas
Epistle of Barnabas
Shepherd of Hermas
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians
Clementine Homilies
Clementine Recognitions
Gospel of the Hebrews
Gospel of the Ebionites
Gospel of the Nazarenes
Protoevangelium of James
Infancy Gospel of Thomas
Arabic Gospel of the Infancy
Acts of Pilate (Gospel of Nicodemus)
Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians
Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
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I’ve been tempted to go down this rabbit hole before, but, no,  it just feels wrong. My interest dies fast. I’d rather just keep reading the modern day Bible as it is because it is so good and multidimensional. It is endlessly entertaining, but yeah.
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Okay wait…I had wanted to read the extra 7 books of the Catholic Bible so I will go ahead with those to start. So far I’ve read the book of Tobit and it was amazing. I recently requested to learn more about God’s angels, and the book of Tobit was about an 👼 angel!
I was having a bit of resistance from myself as I tried to let go of my prejudice that it couldn’t be true, could it? That this amazing book with so much information about angels’ service to man is just as much God’s word as the original Bible I read that did not contain this book. This seems like such an important piece of the puzzle.🧩
The story itself seemed a unique but similar Bible story. Parable-y. As good as popular fiction books I’ve read. I wanted to go for the ride and find out what happened. Also I saw the name of the angel was the same as Tobin’s great-great-great grandfather, or thereabouts. Which adds to my theory that people are/become angels.
Anyway, I’m so glad my friend suggested I read the missing books. I’m onto Judith now.
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Now I’ve finished reading the book of Judith, I can give my opinion. At first I was rather horrified at the power and gore. It kinda frightened me thinking of the world back then and how it was more stark and intense. Kings could have any numbers of people slaughtered. The victors looted and destroyed the conquered, killing any of them, taking others captive. And the whole book is about the war the Assyrian King waged and his revenge on those countries who didn’t support him in his war. Anyway, it is an Ester-like story that you may wish to read. Again, a good tale at the least, God’s word more importantly. I think there is agreement that these books were always biblical, but had been removed by… well, let me ask AI: For the “7 books” (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees), the simple answer is: yes— they existed and were used as Scripture by many early Jewish and Christian communities before later groups finalized different Old Testament canons.
What changed was which canon each tradition adopted, not whether those books existed.
Before “removal” (early centuries): These books were included in the Greek Old Testament tradition (the Septuagint), and they were commonly read and treated as authoritative in the early church.
Later (Reformation era): Protestants (notably beginning with the approach taken by Martin Luther and the broader Reformation) adopted a different Old Testament canon than the one used in Catholic/Orthodox Bibles, so these books were no longer included.
So they were always “around,” but they were not universally treated the same way everywhere until different churches standardized their canons. A strong point from this reading was it answered questions I had. And it’s just good supporting information that clarifies the Bible. And so why remove these books or not include them? It’s hard to tell you what it answered for me without spoiling the ending of the book, which, for me would be a deterrent in reading it - I like a surprise.  So let me see if I can use the spoiler function on this forum. The strong point is that it brought to my mind the question, is it seen as good for a woman to kill if it saves her people. Asking AI to see if any other woman kills someone. What happens (Judges 4):
Israel is being oppressed by King Jabin of Hazor, whose commander is Sisera.
Sisera’s army is defeated, and Sisera escapes on foot.
Sisera runs to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber (there’s an alliance/relationship between Heber’s family and Jabin).
Jael welcomes Sisera, gives him milk when he asks for water, and then (while he’s asleep) kills him by driving a tent peg through his temple. I asked AI, Was Jael lauded or condemned? Jael was lauded.
In Judges 5 (the Song of Deborah), she’s specifically praised for killing Sisera and is celebrated as part of God’s deliverance of Israel (Judges 5:24–27).
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