The links on this page go to noncanonical or "outside books." These are ancient writings that are not in the Protestant canon, even though they may be as old as biblical books.
Some noncanonical books almost made it to the inside but were dropped before the canon was "closed." Other books never came close to making it "inside." Some books are "orthodox," others are "heretical"; all of them enhance our information about our Judeo-Christian heritage.
Disclaimer: Some links jump to outside sites for further information on the Bible, interpretations, the canon, translations, manuscripts, resources, and other perspectives. Links do not constitute an endorsement by the Women's Division of the information on other web sites. External web sites offer us diverse perspectives; afford us an opportunity to compare them to United Methodist positions; and, encourage us to critically analyze the issues raised by The Bible: the Book that Bridges the Millennia web pages.
Jewish Old Testament Apocrypha Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
Christian Fathers of the Christian Church
New Testament Apocrypha
The NT Apocrypha is divided into different groups: Acts, Apocalypses, Gospels, and Writings
Most of the manuscripts in the Nag Hammadi collection are Gnostic; half of these Christian Gnostic. In addition are other manuscripts that are Christian but not explicitly Gnostic, such as The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles. Other manuscripts, The Sentences of Sextus, The Thunder, Perfect Mind, and Plato, Republic 588A-589B, are neither Gnostic nor Christian.
The Nag Hammadi Library (Alphabetical List)
See Also: The Canon and Noncanonical Books.
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