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30_243800-bindex.qxp 4/30/08 6:05 PM Page 351 Index denial of physical, 215 • Numerics • in The Sentences of Sextus, 229 1 Chronicles, book of, 50, 129 in the Testimony of Truth, 232–233 1 Clement, book of, 250–252, 341 acrostic Psalms, 93 1 Corinthians, book of, 56, 258 The Act of Peter, 235 1 Enoch. See Book of 1 Enoch Acts of Andrew 1 John, book of, 139 Acts of Andrew and Matthias, 277–278 1 Kings, book of Acts of Peter and Andrew, 278 Baruch and, 139 authorship of, 273 historical writing in, 50, 51 Gregory of Tours and, 277 Manasseh in, 159 list of, 274 Testament writing in, 159–160 miracles that cause social unrest in, 1 Maccabees, book of, 70 276–277 1 Samuel, book of, 50, 139 Stratocles and Maximilla story in, 2 Baruch, book of, 140–141 275–276 2 Clement, book of, 252–254 weirdness of, 327–328 2 Corinthians, book of, 150, 265–266 Acts of the Apostles, book of, 186, 271 2 Enoch, book of, 149–151 Acts books. See also specific Acts books 2 Kings, book of authorship of, 273–274 Baruch and, 139 description of, 271–272 history and, 50 parallels between, 273–274 Josiah in, 29 secondary, 292–294 Manasseh in, 159 style characteristics of, 55, 272 worshipping of stars in, 120 Acts of John, 273, 278–280 2 Maccabees, book of, 71 Acts of Paul, 273 2 Peter, book of, 103 Acts of Paul collections, 261–270 2 Samuel, book of, 50, 129, 139 Acts of Paul and Thecla, 262–264, 345 3 Baruch, book of, 141–142, 152 Acts of Peter 3 Enoch, book of, 149, 151, 152 authorship of, 273 3 Maccabees, book of, 71–72, 343 martyrdom of Peter, 285 4 Baruch, book of, 142COPYRIGHTEDobjection MATERIAL to sexuality of daughter, 282 4 Maccabees, book of, 72–73 overview of, 281 Simon the Magician story, 282–284 Acts of Peter and Andrew, 278 • A • The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles, 216, 231–232, 344 Abimelech the Ethiopian (friend of Acts of Philip, 292–293 Jeremiah), 142 Acts of Pilate, 205–206 Abraham (righteous man), 143, 163–165 Acts of Thomas ascetic tendencies in Gnostic Christianity authorship of, 273 in The Act of Peter, 235 as bringing Christianity to India, 285 in Book of Thomas the Contender, colt and, 287 217–218 30_243800-bindex.qxp 4/30/08 6:05 PM Page 352 352 Lost Books of the Bible For Dummies Acts of Thomas (continued) Apocalypse of Thomas, 301–302 as counseling against marriage and sex, Apocalypse of Zephaniah, 134–135, 288–291 318–319 demons and, 288 apocalyptic writing. See also specific earliest mention of, 285 Apocalypse books incubus and, 287 in Bible, 134 on “insane intercourse”, 288 Book of 1 Enoch as, 100, 101–102, 312, palace of king and, 286, 344 340–341 serpent and, 287 characteristics of, 296–297 Adam (first man) Christianized Hebrew, 304–307 creation of, in Gnostic Christianity, 217 content of, 297–298 in Romans, 203 Daniel as, 57, 102, 134, 297 Adam and Eve (first man and woman) description of, 133, 295 in Apocalypse of Adam, 320 History of the Rechabites, 148–149, expansion of biblical story of, 156–157, 315–316 315 judgment theme in, 138 Africa, origins of word, 130 Ladder of Jacob, 147–148 Alexander the Great (ruler), 63, 68, 69, 115 The Letter of James, 302–303 Alexander Polyhistor (writer), 129, 130 Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah, Alexandria, 34, 123 146–147 allegorical tales overview of, 56–59 The Acts of Peter and the Twelve The Shepherd of Hermas as, 240–241 Apostles, 231–232, 344 The Apocrypha Animal Allegory, 109 adoption of, 27 Book of 1 Enoch, 340 books of, 63–64 “Hymn of the Pearl” story, 289–290 Daniel stories in, 75–76 Amos, book of, 51, 254 Esther expansions in, 76–77 amulets, magical, 167–168 Jeremiah-inspired writings in, 79–80 Animal Allegory, 109 Maccabean books of, 69–73 Anna (mother of Mary), 173 overview of, 68–69 anointing with oil, ritual of, 286–287 as source of controversy, 65 Antichrist, 136, 145 storytelling in, 73–75 anti-Jewish polemics, in Epistle of value of, 80 Barnabas, 254–255, 324–325 views of, 66–68 Antiochus IV (ruler), 71 Wisdom books in, 77–79 anti-Semitism, 207 Apocryphal Psalms, 92 Apocalypse of Abraham, 143–144 Apocryphon of James, 216–217 Apocalypse of Adam, 144–145, 226, 319–320 Apocryphon of John, 217 Apocalypse of Elijah, 145–146, 306–307 Apodictic laws, 48 Apocalypse of John. See Revelation, apologetic, 255–256. See also defensive book of material Apocalypse of Paul the Apostolic Fathers. See also The major writing, 265–270 Shepherd of Hermas from Nag Hammadi Library, 231 description of, 12, 237 Apocalypse of Peter The Didache, 42, 242–244 early Christian version of, 298–300 discovery of, 15 Nag Hammadi Library version of, 218–219 Epistle of Barnabas, 55, 201, 254–255, Apocalypse of Sedrach, 138–139 324–325 30_243800-bindex.qxp 4/30/08 6:05 PM Page 353 Index 353 Epistle to Diognetus, 255–256 2 Baruch, 140–141 Epistle of Polycarp, 244 3 Baruch, 141–142, 1524 Baruch, 142 Letters of Ignatius, 246–250 BCE, definition of, 3 list of, 238 Bel (idol), story of, 76 Martyrdom of Polycarp, 244–246, 323–324 Benjamin (patriarch), testament of, 162 1 Clement, 250–252, 341 Bible. See also canon, biblical; Hebrew 2 Clement, 252–254 Bible; New Testament; scripture; Arabic Infancy Gospel, 182–183 specific books of Bible Aramaic language, 100 apocalyptic writing in, 134 Aristobulus (writer), 128 commission of copies of, by Artapanus (writer), 130 Constantine, 43 Arundel Manuscript, 183 comparisons of Pseudo-Phocylides with Ascension of Isaiah, 147 references from, 121–122 Assyrian Empire, stories of, 73–75 decisions about books of, 25–26 astrology fiction in, 52 in Dead Sea Scrolls, 95–96 The Bible For Dummies (Geoghegan and in Testament of Solomon, 167 Homan), 3, 19 in Treatise of Shem, 119–121, 317–318 Bible plays, 292 astronomy Book of 1 Enoch in Book of 1 Enoch, 108 as apocalyptic writing, 100, 101–102, 312, in Dead Sea Scrolls, 95–96 340–341 Athanasius (theologian), festal letter of, astronomy in, 95 40–42 authorship of, 98 Augustine (saint), 44, 266 chapters of, 106–108, 110 Australia, Christians in, 35 discovery of, 97 authorship Dream Visions section of, 109 of Acts books, 273–274 Epistle of Enoch section of, 109–110 of Book of 1 Enoch, 98 Great Flood in, 104, 105–106, 110, 111 of Dead Sea Scrolls, 83 Heavenly Luminaries section of, 108 of Luke and Acts, 55 ideas expressed in, 105 of 1 Clement, 250 influence of, on Christianity, 103 by Paul, 257–258 Jewish belief and thought in, 102–103 of Pseudopigrapha, 121 major themes of, 111–114 of scriptures, 33 Parables section of, 106–108 of The Shepherd of Hermas, 239 quoted in New Testament, 13 sections of, 104–105 translations of, 100 • B • value of, 100–101, 312, 340–341 Babylon, as symbol, 80 Watchers section of, 105–106 Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem, 80, weirdness of, 312 148 Book of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, 204 Babylonian Exile, 68, 140 Book of Thomas the Contender, 217–218 baptism, in The Didache, 243 books, recommended resource, 347–350 Bar Kochba Revolt, 134, 254 Bridal Chamber image, in Gnostic Barbelo (second being), 213, 217 Christianity, 223 Baruch (scribe), 79, 139, 140, 152 British Museum, 15 Baruch, books of Bruce, James (explorer), 13, 97 Athanasius and, 42 as Jeremiah-inspired literature, 79–80 30_243800-bindex.qxp 4/30/08 6:05 PM Page 354 354 Lost Books of the Bible For Dummies sayings of Jesus quoted by, 186 • C • Valentinus quoted by, 326 Caananites, destruction of, 78 Clement of Rome (religious leader), 250 calendar, solar compared to lunar, 108 Cleodemus Malchus, as quoted by Calvin, John (theologian), 44 Josephus, 130 Calvinist traditions, 67 Codex Siniaticus, discovery of, 14–15 canon, biblical Collins, John J. (scholar), 58, 117, 305 agreement on, 26–27 Colossians, book of, authorship of, 258 of Calvinist traditions, 67 Concept of Our Great Power, 226 of Church of England, 67 confession, prayers of, 159 description of, 26 Constantine I (emperor), 15, 42–43, 207 differences in, 27, 63 conversion festal letter of Athanasius and, 41 of Asenath, 155–156, 342 of Greek Orthodox Church, 44, 68 of Paul, 258 in second century, 39–44 of Stratocles, 275 canon, definition of, 2 Coptic language, 16, 215 Casuistic laws, 48 Coptic Orthodox churches, 183 catechism, The Didache as, 242–244 Corinthians, 1 Clement and, 250, 251 categories of ancient religious writing, The Correspondence of Paul and Seneca, 19–20. See also styles of ancient 260–261 religious writing cosmology, definition of, 212 CE, definition of, 3 Council at Hippo, 44 Charlesworth, James, The Old Testament Council of Nicea, 42–43 Pseudopigrapha, 116, 134 Council of Trent, 67 Christian writers, as source of sayings of creation, Gnostic ideas on, 213, 217, Jesus, 186, 188–192 224–226 Christianity. See also Gnostic Christianity; cross, talking, 201, 323 Orthodox Christian churches; orthodox Christianity; Protestant • D • churches; Roman Catholic Church Apocryphal books and, 65 Damascus Document, 92 Book of 1 Enoch influence on, 103 Daniel, book of early, 238 as apocalyptic writing, 57, 102, 134, 297 Greek as language of, 35 Dead Sea Scrolls and, 85 in India, 285 historic symbolism of, 58 Jewish-Christianity, 154, 188, 324 references to, 135 offices of church, 243–244, 269 sections added to, in The Apocrypha, Russian sects of, 273 75–76 Christ’s Descent into Hell, 206 styles of, 50 Church of England, 67 wisdom stories of, 57 circumcision, 249 David (king), 129, 157–158 Clement of Alexandria (writer) Dead Sea Scrolls Eupolemus, quotations from, 129 access to, 84 Gospel According to the Hebrews and, astronomical texts of, 95–96 189 authorship of, 83 Gospel of the Egyptians and, 191, 192 content of, 12, 18–19, 85–88 on Gospels, 40 dates of, 18–19 on heresy,
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