The Lost Books of the Bible </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Hone, William</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <namePart type="date">1780-1842</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Editor</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">6:4</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Bell Publishing</publisher> <dateIssued>1979</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>293tr.</extent> <extent>hardcover, illustration</extent> <extent>24 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>Rediscovered in modern times, these ""non-canonical"" gospels, epistles, and other pieces were excised from the standard Bible by various church councils in the first four centuries of the Christian era... The Lost Books of the Bible, helps give depth to the historical characters of Jesus, Mary, the apostles, and other figures of the New Testament. Presented without argument or commentary, these apocryphal texts are fascinating, often provocative, reading. An essential resource for the study of biblical history and theology, this authentic presentation of the ""lost"" Scriptures can be enjoyed for its beauty and directness, while also adding to one's understanding of life in Judea during the first century A.D.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">William Hone, Jeremiah Jones, William Wake</note> <subject> <topic>Apocryphal books (New Testament)</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">229.9</classification> <classification authority="ddc">H772-W72</classification> <identifier type="isbn">0517277956</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/16625/5.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/16625/5.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2025-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071623.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>