Additional Ancient Writings Related to the Bible

Ancient Writings 


The Book of Enoch (1Enoch)


The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (2Enoch)


The Hebrew Book of Enoch (3Enoch)


The Ancient Book of Jasher


The Book of Jubilees


Biblical Antiquities of Philo


Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, Volume 2; R. H. Charles

Contents:

The Book of Jubilees (Charles)

The Book of Enoch (R.H. Charles)

The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (Forbes and Charles)

The Books of Adam and Eve (Wells)

4th Ezra

The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs (Charles)

The Assumption of Moses (Charles)


The Jerusalem Targum, Joma (Yoma)


The Assumption of Moses, R.H. Charles


The Book of Job (Bible)


The Testament of Job


Psalm 151-160 (Psalms of David and Hezekiah, found at Qumran)


Another copy here with slightly different wording:


The Ascension of Isaiah


The Uncanonical Writings of the Old Testament, Found in the Armenian MSS of the Library of St. Lazarus., Venice, 1901

Contents:

The Book of Adam

The History of the Creation and the Transgression of Adam

The History of the Expulsion of Adam from the Garden

The History of Cain and Abel the sons of Adam

Concerning the Good Tidings of Seth

The History of the Repentance of Adam and Eve

Adam’s words to Seth

The Death of Adam

Concerning the History of Assanath; The History of Assanath

Him of Assanath’s Confession to God

Concerning the Coming of Jacob with al his Household and his inhabiting Goshen

Concerning the History of Moses

The Vision of Enoch the Just

The Seventh Vision of Daniel

The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs: (The Testament of Reuben; The Testament of Simeon; The Testament of Levi, the son of Jacob, concerning the Priesthood and Pride; The Testament of Judah, concerning fortitude, and love of money, and fornication, and righteousness; The Testament of Issachar, the son of Jacob, and what things he spoke to his sons; The Testament of Zebulun, the son of Jacob; The Testament of Dan, concerning Pride and Hatred, and Envy; The Testament of Nephtali, the son of Jacob, concerning natural goodness; The Testament of Gad;The Testament of Asher, the son of Jacob, concerning duplicity and virtue; The Testament of Joseph; The Testament of Benjamin, the son of Israel)



The Book of the Cave of Treasures (E.A. Wallis Budge)Genesis to the Birth of Christ, St. Efraim

Contents:

The First Thousand Years


The Second Thousand Years


The Third Thousand Years


The Fourth Thousand Years


The Fifth Thousand Years


The Five Hundred Years from the Second Year of Cyrus to the Birth of Christ


Testamentum of Adami (Testament of Adam)


Supplementary Translations from the “Book of the Bee”


Abraham and the City of Ur


Bibliography



The Book of the Bee. Sir E.A.W. Budge, translator


The Kebra Nagast, Ancient African writing, translated into English


Life of Adam and Eve, Translation of the Latin Version


The Apocalypse of Moses


The Forgotten Books of Eden


The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, 1917; Rev. R.H. Charles D.D, Rev. F.C. Conybeare, D.D. and other authorities.



Testament of Abraham


Apocalypse of Abraham (Box)


The Apocryphal Old Testament, (Sparks)

Contents:

Jubilees

The Life of Adam and Eve

1 Enoch

2 Enoch

The Apocalypse of Abraham

The Testament of Abraham

The Testament of Isaac

The Testament of Jacob

The Ladder of Jacob

Joseph and Asenath

The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs

The Assumption of Moses

The Testament of Job


Joseph and Asenath E.W. Brooks translation

Joseph and Asenath, Goodacre Translation


Article: The Face as the Heavenly Counterpart of the Visionary in the Slavonic Jacob’s Ladder, published in “Of Scribes and Sages”, Andrei A. Orlov, 2004


The Book of Giants


Research on the Life of Jacob:


Genesis 25-50 The History of the Life of Jacob

{The corresponding History, to The Ancient Book of Jasher, from birth to arriving at Shechem is in Chapters 25-33}


The history of the life of Jacob recorded in The Ancient Book of Jasher, is from Chapters 26 to 56, and from pages 66 to 135.


From: the Book of the Cave of Treasures


From: The Book of Jubilees — in The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament, Volume 2, R.H. Charles, Pages 40-45, Chapters 19 through 21, regarding The Birth of Jacob, and the Blessings of Abraham. The corresponding accounts, as mentioned above, are from Chapters 19-29 of The Book of Jubilees.


Old Testament Apocrypha, Sparks contains The Testament of Isaac, Page 427, The Testament of Jacob, Page 443, and The Ladder of Jacob, Page 453


The Testament of Abraham


The Apocalypse of Abraham


The Genesis Apocryphon


Legends of Old Testament Characters, from the Talmud and Other Sources, by Reverend S. Baring-Gould, 1834-1924; 1871