LosBto okso ft heB ible: TheG reaRte jectTeedx ts By JosepBh. L umpkin JosepBh. L umpkin TheL ostB ookso ft heB ibleT:h eR ejectTeedx ts Copyrig©h 2t0 0J9o sepBh.L umpkin. Allr ighrtess erved. Printiendt heU niteSdt atoefsA mericaN.o parotf t hibso okm ayb eu sedo r reproducienad n ym anner whatswoievtehro uwtr ittpeenr misseixocne pitnt hec ase ofb rief quotationsi nec mrbiotdiiceadl aanrdtr iecvlieesw s. Firtsitm eor i nteresatuetdh orcso,n taFcitf tEhs taPtueb lishers, PosOtf fiBcoex 1 16, BlountAsLv 3i5l0l3e1,. FirsPtr intiFnegb rua2r0y0 9 Cover DesbiygA nn Quigley Printoenda cid-fpraepee r LibraorfyC ongreCsosn trNool: 2 009903201 ISBN13:9781933580661 ISBN1:9 33580666 FiftEhs ta2t0e0 9 2 LosBto ookfts h Bei bTlheGe:r eRaetj ecTteexdt s Tabloef C ontents SectioOnn e LosStc riptuorfet hse O ldT estament FirsBto oko fA dam andE ve 10 SeconBdo oko fA dam anEdv e 63 First BoofoE kn och 86 SeconBdo oko fE noch( SecreotfEs n och) 183 Jubilees 217 Jasher 306 TheS toroyf A hikar 545 Section Two Apocalyptic Wraintdti hneEg nsd o fD ays ApocalyposfeA braham 581 ApocalyposfTe h omas 602 4 Ezra 608 2 Baruch 646 WarS cro(lSlo nosf D arkv sS.o nso fL ight) 684 SectioTnh ree LosStc riptuorfet hse N ew Testament Gospeolf P hilip 730 Gospeolf M aryM agdalene 749 ApocryphoofnJ ohn 754 Gospeolf T homas 771 Gospeolf J udas 804 ActCsh apte2r9 821 3 JosepBh. Lumpkin 4 LoBsoto okfts hB ei bTlhee: GRrecjeteaTeted x ts INTRODUCTION Thes tudys corfi pitsau l rief evleonntguM raen.ty i moeusrs e arfcohdr e eper understoafnt dhhieon lgby o olke atdoqs u estiboenyso tnhdBe i biltes Aeslw fe. encournetfeerr teosn occecsio anld itciuolntpsur,ra aclt aincedev seo,nt hwerri tings mentiownietdht ihnes cripwteua rrecesa llteoid n vestaingdea xtpea nd our knowleidnog red teorf ulalpyrp ecitahtceeo ntext, knoawnldce udlgteu rbaals e, signifoifwc haanitcsb e e itnagu gThhtu.ts o,f ululnyd erstthaBeni db wleea ,r e necessdarraiwtlnosy o urocuetss tihdBeei bTlhee.ss oeu rcetsot hahedi ds torical, socioartl h,e olougnidcearls toafnB diibnltgii cmaeAlss o. u r vbieecwo mes more macrocowsems ietceh, pe a norasmeitcta inndfg u rtuhnedre rstafnudtl rltu hthe withtihsnec riptures. Top oiunstt ot hseo urcessh owubelec d o ncewrintewhde,m usktn ow wbhoiockhs werpeo pualnadir m ptoarnattt htei mTeh.e arrese e vebroaolmk esn tioinnte hde Bibwlhei,c ahr neo itn cluidnte hdBe i bTlhee.ay r neo stp irictaunaoelni ,t her becatuhseweye rneo atv ailaattb hlteei m teh cea nwoans o rigiandaolepldtoy,r a t thet imteh ewye rneo tc onsid"enirsepdi redc.a"sw ehsIe nni nspiration was questioonnceeo du,al rdg tuheaa tn byo ok qourmo etnetdi obnye pdar ophaent or apostleb esc hoonuslidda essr peidr ictaunaoulnn ,f ortutnhapitsose iltywi oounl d protvoeso i mplistic. Booaknswd r itinfgasul nlcd avenar r icoautse gsourciahsec si vrielc oarnddls a ws, historicalo rsd poicruwimrteiuntatilsn ,cg isot.rys tAa te icnse onitsn ussp ibruetd , itc oualdddi n sight ianrteooa fsc elSriptfiaeri.iwn tr uiatli ngsa rdweih rieccht ly quotientd h Bei bsleer avsei nsiignhttos theo ftb hewelr iietoferwsr h awta s considaecrceedpb tyas boelcteiay tt he tAiswm ieta.hn nye wd iscoivnevreyn,t ion, orb eltihenefe ,wi si netrprebtaesudep do tnh set rucotfwu hraect a mbee foTrhei.s wast hwea yi nt hfei rcsetn tCuhrryi scthiuarancsb h e liweefrbsea sed tuhopelo dn Jewiusnhd erstaAnldtihnoogun.gse hh ,o urleda lpiazgeba enl iweefrasel saod ded tot hceh uracsnh o n-Jepwopiuslha twieornceso nverbtreidn,gw iintgh tthhee m foundaotfit ohnebsier l ioenwf hsi cthh eiyn terpCrhertiesdt. Ii nat nhiceta ysoef JudJea,m ePsa,u aln,do thetrhsJe,e wipsahsw ta sg iviwnagyt ot hCeh ristian presbeunttth euinrd erstaannddd oicntgrw ienrseet ibelilin ngf luebnywc headt thehya lde aranneeddx epriepnrceedv ioIubtse lcyoo.mbe vsi tohuatsotu nderstand thBei bolnees hould etnodi enavveosrtt ihgbeao toeka sn dd octrtihnametos s t influetnhcweer di toefrt shBe i bSloem.oe f t hedsoec treivnoelstv oeb de come todafya'i.Sst o hmdei veragnecddo mpeatse dw oirtthh oddoocxt roitnhseei,rm ply fadaewda y. TheD eaSde a Scfrooulnildns ctahveoe fsQ umraanro ef g reiantt eirnet shte ventoufcr lea rifyhiinsgta ontrddhyo e c tirnie nxei stbeentcwebe iebnl tiicmaaelns d thfei xoifnc ga noTnh.se c rowlelrpsee nnientd h e sceecnotnBud.r aCyn. wd e rien usaet l eausnttt ihlde e struocftt hiseoe nc ond t7e0mA pDl.Se i miinl art os crolls those ifnot uhneed l evceanv eosfQ umrawne rael sfoo unadtt heM asada strongwhhoilcfdhe i lnl7 3A D.F rmaegntosfe vebroyo kt hoef TOelsdt ament exceEpstt hweerrf eo undt hciean v oefsQ u mrabnu,st o w ermea noyt hbeoro ks. 5 JoseBp.Lh u mpkin Somoeft hebsoeo akrsce o nsidteohr aevbdee eonfe quiamlp ortaannidcn ef luence tot hpee opolfQe u mraann tdo t hwer itaenrsdsc hrosol fta htei mSeo.m oeft hose studytihsnecg r foolulinsndQ umrwaenr tehw er itoeftr hsNe e wT estament. Knowitnhgio sn,em ighats k wohfit chhde o zeonfns o n-canonical books most influentchewedr itoeftr hsNe e wT estamIeitnsp t o.s stiob laes cteherext iasitne nce ofc ertianifnl uweintchetishBn ei bcloen tbeyux sti tnhgBe i biltes TehleBf i.b claen diruesct too thweorr kisnt hrweaey Tsh.ew orcka bne m entionneadm aeb,sisy thBeo ookfJ ashTehrwe.o rcka bne q uotweidt htihBnei btleex ti,st hacesa swei th thBeo ok of Eenxoicsht.oe ftn Thcwheeoe r cka bne a llutdoe,di sta hsce a soeft he misslientgft reorm atpohsetP laeut lot hCeo rint.h ians Int hcea soef those booiknts h Bein baolmneeecd, a sne atl iasstt htei talrees nameTdh.le i islste ngtthhiaenr m oingaeh tft i rssuts pecto.ft hMeosset works have nobte efno unSdo.m e hbaeveuenn earbthutethd e aiurt henitsqi uceisttyi oned. Othehrasv bee en foutnhdle i anbnked t wesecnr ipatnudsr cer ioslg le nerally accepFtoeldl.o isw ail niogsfb t o omkesn tiionnte hHdeo ly Bible. ThBeo ookfJ ashTehrea:rr ee rtewfoe rteotn hcbeeo soi knt he TOelsdt ament: 2S amu1e1:l8- B ehoilitdws ,r ititnte hnBe o ookfJ ash"eStroh. se u snt osotdia lnld, thmeo osnt opupnetdti,hnl ea tiaovnesn thgeedm selovfte hsee inre m.i"e s Josh1u0a: 1I3si t wnroitt itnte hnBe o ookfJ ashAenrdt? h seu snt opipnet dh e - middlteh seok fy dainnddo hta stteogn od owfno arb oauw th odlaey . Thearrese e vebroaolwk hsi hcahv ceo mteou se ntit"lBeodo,of Jk a sheri.sa" n One ethitcraelaf triotsmhe Me i ddAlgee Isbt.e giwnista hs ectointo hnMe y stoefr yt he Creatoifto hWneo rlIdit:cs l eaurnlrye ltaott heBedi blBiocooakfJl a sher. Anotwhaesrp ubliisn1h 8e2ds9 u pposterdalnys laFtleadcA clbubysi Anlucsu inus. Iotp ewnist thh Ceh ap1tV eerr 1sr ee ad"iWngh:ii lwtea st hbee gign,nd ianrkness oversptrhfeeaa codefn at.uIr"iet ns o wc onsidae fraekde . Thteh iarnddm ositm poritbsa ynM ti drafsihrt,sr ta nsilnatEtone gdl iin1s 8h4 I0t. openwsi tChh ap1tV eerr 1sr ee adi"nAgn:d GodL eustsa m iadk,me a ni no ur imagaef,to eurlr i keanneGdso sd, crmeaanit nhe ids iomwan.g "Ae comparoifs on Josh1u0a:w 1i3tJ ha s8h8e3:r-6 6a4n 2dS a1m1:.8w itJha s5h6e:rm9 a keicst l etahra t thiBso ookfJ ashaetlr e ast folelnoowuswg ihtc thlh oBesi ebt lobe e t hBeo ok of Jasmheenrt iionnt ehBdei ble. Othbeoro mkesn tibonyne admi ent hBei balree : 1.T heB oookfW arosft h Leo r"dT:h erietfso airiiesd n t hBeo ookft h Wea rs oft hLeo rdN.u"m2.1 :14 6 LoBsoto okfts hB ei bThleeG :re Raetcj teTexedt s 2.T heAn naolfJs e h"uN:o twh e orfte hsaetc tosfJ ehoshafiprhtsaoltt a ,s t, behotlhdea,yr wer itttehnae n innao lfJs e htuh seo onf Hawnhainciih,s recoridnte hBdeo ookft hKei nogfIs s ra2Ce hlr.o"n 2i0c:l3e4s 3.T hter eaotfti hsBeeo ookft hKei ng"sAt:so h isso nasn tdh mea noyr acles agaihnismt atnhde reboufit lhdheio nugso efG odb,e hotlhde,ay r e writitnet nht er eaotfit shBeeo ookft hKei ngTsh.eA nm azihaihss o n became hkiipsnl ga c2iC enh. r"o n2i4c:l2e7s 4.T heB oookfR ecordso,ft hBCeoh orko nicAlheass uoefr usw:h etn"h Neo w plowta si nvestaingdaf toeudnt dob es ot,h ewye rbeo thha ngoenda gallowsi;tw aaswn rdi titnet nhBe o ok of thei ntC hhkeri onngi'csl es precsee..n."" D.u rtihnagnt i gthhtke i ncgo unlodst l eseoph eg avaen orderb rittnohg e boroekc ootrfhd cesh ,r onicltehsew,ye rarene da d beforkei ntEghs.et" h2 e:2r6:3 1; 5. ThAec tosfS olomon:t hr"ee Nosofttw h aec otfsS olomaonnwd h atehvee r dida,n dh iwsi sdoamr,te h enyo wtr ititnet nh e botohkAe c otofsf Solom1oK ni?n"1g 1s: 41 6.T hSea yionfHg osz a"iH:ip sr ayaelras nohd o w Gwoades n trebayht iemd, anda ll shiihnsi,us n fauiltnhefasnsdt, h sei toenws hichhe built high plaacneedsr ecttheed Ashetrhicema ravinemdda gbeesf,oh ree humbled himsbeelhfo,tl hdea,yr w er ititnte hnre e coorfd sHt ohzea 2iC .h"r onicles 33:19 7.T he ChronDiacvlieds:t ho"sefJo oonfaZ be ruhiaabdhe gutonc outnhte m, budti ndo fti niasnhdb; e caoufst eh iwsr,a tcha muep on Iasnrdta heel , numbwearns o itn cluidnte hadec coouftn htCe h ronoifcK lienDsga v.i1"d Chron2i7c:l2e4s 8. ThCeh ronicSlaemsuN eaoltf,h Gaand,": N otwh aec otfsK inDga vifdr,o m firtsolt a satr,we r ititnet nh Ce hroniocfSl aemsu tehles eeirn,t he ChroniofcN laetsht ahnpe r opahneidtn t hCeh roniofcG laedts h see e1r ." Chron2i9c:l2e9s 9.S amueblo'os"k T:h eSna muteoll tdh e petohpeol red inaonfc etsh e kingdaonmdw, r otthee imnt hbeo oakn d pliatbc eefdot rheLe o rd1. " Samu1e0l: 25 10T. heR ecoorfdN ast htahnpe r ohpet":N otwh ree osftt haec tosfS olomon, frofmi rtsolt a stt,h enayorw ter ititnte hnRe e coorfNd ast htahnpe r pohet, anidn t hper ophoefAc hyi jtahSheh iloanniditn te h,ve i sioofIn dsdt oh e seecro ncerJneirnogbt ohasemo o nfN eba2tC ?h"r on9i:c2l9e s 11.T hPer ophoefAc hyi jtahSheh ilo"nNiottweh r:ee stt haeoc fot sfS olomon, frofmi rtsolt a satrt,eh enyow tr ititnte hnRe e coorfd sN atthhpear no p,h et andin t hper opheAchyi jtoahfShe h iloannidit nte h,ve i sionst hoef Iddo seceorn cerJneirnogbt ohasemo o nfN eba2tC ?h"r on9i:c2l9e s 12T. heT reaotfit shPeer opIhdedt"o N:o twh ree osftt haec tosfA bijaanhd, hiwsa yasn dh iwso rdasrw er ititnte hne troefta htpeir soep Ihdedt2o ." Chron1i3c:l2e2s 13T.h eB ooOkfJ ash"eIirsnt: o wtr itiente hnbe o ookfJ ash2eS ra?m u1e:l1 8 and Josh1u0a: 13 Thee xistoefan b coeo cka bne i nfearrswe edlt lh,ii ssc leasrelewyni tshe veral missing Peapuills'etstlt teotes hr.ce h uractLh a odi"cWehaet:nh is ilsre etatde r amonygo u, ihatal vsreoe a idnt hceh urocfth h e Laodainycdeo aufn,oys ro; u prat r 7 JoseBp.Lh u mpkin reamdy letthtaietscr o mifnrgo Lma odiCcoelsaos.i"a4 n:s1( 6S itncher ee earlier manuscdroin pocttos n ttahiweno rd"asEt p hesiunEs p"1h :,s1 omhea ve speculated thatth e lceotrntifenrrgo Lma odiwcaesina f atchte loefEt ptheers iAapnoss.t olic fathaelrdsseo b attheids posIsnPi abuiflli'irlstse yttt. toC)e o rr ihnetp hr,e dattheadt letbtyes ra yi"nIwg r:o ytoeui n lmeyt ntoettroa ssocwiiatithme m orpaelo p(l1e " Corint5h:i9a()nT sh is mceoruelbldeya referteonth cee p resleenttot fe1 r Corinthians.) Manbyo ohkasv bee ewnr itten ctohnleto oasriat np ioncgr ybpohoakTlhs u.is it,s thpeu rpoofts hewi osr tkob riinngt o tlhtierg ehats oufbr oeosak tst ritbotu htee d Old TesatnaNdme ewn tT estamaernteth .o bsoHeoe wrkresi tint theenm ost ancioeftn itm es. 8