List of 75 Books Removed from the Bible

1. Introduction to Apocryphal Books

The term "apocryphal" refers to books not included in the canonical Bible. These texts were
excluded for various reasons, including questions about their authorship, authenticity, and
doctrinal content.

2. The Books of Enoch

1 Enoch 1:9 - "And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones to execute
judgment upon all, and to destroy all the ungodly."

3. The Book of Jubilees

Jubilees 2:2 - "For on the first day He created the heavens which are above and the earth and
the waters and all the spirits which serve before Him."

4. The Book of Tobit

Tobit 12:6 - "Then the angel called the two of them privately and said to them, 'Praise God
and give thanks to Him; exalt Him and give thanks to Him in the presence of all the living for
what He has done for you.'"

5. The Wisdom of Solomon

Wisdom 1:1 - "Love righteousness, you rulers of the earth, think of the Lord with uprightness,
and seek Him with sincerity of heart."

6. The Book of Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach 2:1 - "My child, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing."

7. The Prayer of Manasseh

Prayer of Manasseh 1:1 - "O Lord Almighty, God of our fathers, of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
and of their righteous offspring;"

8. The Additions to Esther

Esther 10:4 - "Then Mardocheus said, 'God hath done these things.'"

9. The Book of Baruch

Baruch 1:1 - "And these are the words of the book which Baruch the son of Neraiah, the son of
Mahseiah, the son of Zedekiah, the son of Hasadiah, the son of Hilkiah, wrote in Babylon,"

10. The Epistle of Jeremiah

Jeremiah 6:1 - "Flee for safety, O children of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem!"

11. The Book of 1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 1:1 - "And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who
came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he
reigned in his stead, the first over Greece."

12. The Book of 2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 1:1 - "The brethren, the Jews that be at Jerusalem and in the land of Judea, wish
unto the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt, health and peace."

13. The Book of 3 Maccabees

3 Maccabees 1:1 - "When Philopator learned from those who returned that the places which
he had controlled were in a state of revolt, he reached the area of Raphia with an enormous
and thoroughly equipped force."

14. The Book of 4 Maccabees

4 Maccabees 1:1 - "The subject of my discourse is instructive. I will demonstrate to you the
rationality of the heroic courage of these men who died for virtue's sake."

15. The Gospel of Thomas

Thomas 1:1 - "These are the secret sayings that the living Jesus spoke and Didymos Judas
Thomas recorded."

16. The Gospel of Mary

Mary 4:1 - "Mary said, 'What is hidden from you I will proclaim to you.'"

17. The Acts of Paul and Thecla

Paul and Thecla 1:1 - "Thecla listened to Paul's discourse on virginity and salvation through
Jesus Christ."

18. The Shepherd of Hermas

Hermas 1:1 - "He who created and multiplied and increased this vine is not the same as he
who plucked its fruit."

19. The Book of Jasher

Jasher 1:1 - "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and
over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."

20. The Book of Judith

Judith 1:1 - "It was the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned over the
Assyrians in the great city of Nineveh."

21. The Book of Susanna

Susanna 1:1 - "There dwelt a man in Babylon, called Joacim."

22. The Book of Bel and the Dragon

Bel and the Dragon 1:1 - "And king Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus of Persia
received his kingdom."

23. The Apocalypse of Peter

Peter 1:1 - "Many of them will be false prophets and will teach divers ways and doctrines of
perdition."

24. The Gospel of Judas

Judas 1:1 - "The secret account of the revelation that Jesus spoke in conversation with Judas
Iscariot."

25. The Odes of Solomon

Solomon 1:1 - "The Lord is on my head like a crown, and I shall not be without Him."

26. The Epistle of Barnabas

Barnabas 1:1 - "Greetings, sons and daughters, in the name of the Lord who loved us, in
peace."

27. The Second Epistle of Clement

2 Clement 1:1 - "Brethren, we ought so to think of Jesus Christ, as of God, as of the Judge of
quick and dead."

28. The Psalms of Solomon

Solomon 1:1 - "I cried unto the Lord when I was in distress, unto God when sinners assailed."

29. The Book of Gad the Seer

Gad 1:1 - "And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul,
and he prophesied in the midst of the house."
30. The Book of Nathan the Prophet

Nathan 1:1 - "And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man."

31. The Acts of Andrew

Andrew 1:1 - "The apostles were preaching in various regions, and Andrew was in Achaia."

32. The Acts of John

John 1:1 - "John, the servant of the Lord, who reclined on His bosom, says thus."

33. The Acts of Peter

Peter 1:1 - "Peter was preaching the word in Rome and performing miracles."

34. The Acts of Thomas

Thomas 1:1 - "Thomas, who is called Didymus, went to preach in India."

35. The Infancy Gospel of Thomas

Infancy 1:1 - "I, Thomas the Israelite, am reporting to you, all my brethren, among the
Gentiles, to make known the mighty childhood of our Lord Jesus Christ."

36. The Protoevangelium of James

James 1:1 - "In the histories of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was one Joachim, a man rich
exceedingly; and he brought his offerings double."

37. The Gospel of Philip

Philip 1:1 - "A Hebrew makes another Hebrew, and such a person is called a proselyte."

38. The Apocalypse of Paul

Paul 1:1 - "But I went about with my friends in the desert and was hungry."

39. The Gospel of Nicodemus

Nicodemus 1:1 - "I, Ananias, a soldier, being of the guard of Jerusalem, and seeing that wicked
judgment of the law done upon Jesus."

40. The Epistles of Ignatius

Ignatius 1:1 - "Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the Church which is in the vicinity of
Magnesia."
41. The Didache

Didache 1:1 - "There are two ways, one of life and one of death; but a great difference
between the two ways."

42. The Apocalypse of Adam

Adam 1:1 - "The revelation which Adam taught his son Seth in the seven hundredth year,
saying: Listen to my words, my son Seth."

43. The Gospel of Barnabas

Barnabas 1:1 - "And Barnabas went forth from Jerusalem, preaching the Gospel of the Lord
Jesus Christ."

44. The Life of Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve 1:1 - "This is the account of the life of Adam and Eve after they were driven out
of the Garden of Eden."

45. The Martyrdom of Isaiah

Isaiah 1:1 - "And Hezekiah and Josab my son, we were together on the Sabbath day."

46. The Book of the Secrets of Enoch

Enoch 1:1 - "There was a wise man, a great artificer, and the Lord conceived love for him and
received him, so that he should behold the uppermost dwellings and be an eyewitness of the
wise and great and inconceivable and immutable realm of God Almighty."

47. The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs

Patriarchs 1:1 - "The copy of the testament of Simeon, even the things which he spake to his
sons before he died, in the hundred and twentieth year of his life, at which time Joseph, his
brother, died."

48. The Gospel of the Ebionites

Ebionites 1:1 - "When it came to pass that John baptized, all went out unto him."

49. The Gospel of the Egyptians

Egyptians 1:1 - "It is written in the Gospel of the Egyptians: 'He revealed to me what is
hidden.'"

50. The Apocalypse of Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:1 - "The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi."
51. The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians

Polycarp 1:1 - "Polycarp, and the presbyters that are with him, to the Church of God
sojourning at Philippi: Mercy and peace from God Almighty, and from the Lord Jesus Christ,
our Savior, be multiplied."

52. The Apocryphon of John

John 1:1 - "One day John, the brother of James, who are the sons of Zebedee, went up and
came to the temple."

53. The Gospel of the Twelve Apostles

Twelve Apostles 1:1 - "The Gospel of the twelve apostles, and how they foretold the many
things in the heavens and in the earth."

54. The Dialogue of the Savior

Savior 1:1 - "The dialogue of the savior, where the Savior appeared to them."

55. The Revelation of Peter

Peter 1:1 - "The Saviour was sitting in the temple in the three hundredth year."

56. The Gospel of the Hebrews

Hebrews 1:1 - "The Gospel according to the Hebrews is used by the Nazarenes and Ebionites."

57. The Testament of Abraham

Abraham 1:1 - "This is the testament of Abraham, the forefather of the patriarchs."

58. The Acts of Philip

Philip 1:1 - "Philip went forth preaching the Gospel, and baptizing in the name of the Father
and the Son and the Holy Ghost."

59. The Acts of Thaddaeus

Thaddaeus 1:1 - "Thaddaeus was one of the apostles, and he preached in Edessa and
Mesopotamia."

60. The Acts of Matthias

Matthias 1:1 - "Matthias, who was added to the apostles after the ascension of Jesus, was
sent to Damascus."

61. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians

Ignatius to the Ephesians 1:1 - "Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the church which is
at Ephesus, in Asia, deservedly most happy."

62. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians

Ignatius to the Magnesians 1:1 - "Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the church which
is at Magnesia, near the Maeander, which is blessed through the grace of God the Father in
Christ Jesus our Savior."

63. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians

Ignatius to the Trallians 1:1 - "Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the holy church
which is at Tralles, in Asia, beloved of God the Father of Jesus Christ, elect and worthy of
God."

64. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Romans

Ignatius to the Romans 1:1 - "Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the church which has
obtained mercy, through the majesty of the most High Father, and His only-begotten Son
Jesus Christ."

65. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians

Ignatius to the Philadelphians 1:1 - "Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the church
which is at Philadelphia, in Asia, which is loved of God."

66. The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans

Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans 1:1 - "Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to the church of
God the Father and of the beloved Jesus Christ, which is at Smyrna in Asia."

67. The Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp

Ignatius to Polycarp 1:1 - "Ignatius, who is also called Theophorus, to Polycarp, bishop of the
church of the Smyrnaeans, or rather, who has as his own bishop, God the Father, and Jesus
Christ."

68. The Gospel of the Nazarenes

Nazarenes 1:1 - "The Gospel of the Nazarenes, which the Nazarenes and Ebionites use."

69. The Gospel of the Ebionites

Ebionites 1:1 - "The Gospel of the Ebionites, which is also called the Gospel of Matthew."

70. The Apocalypse of Peter

Peter 1:1 - "The Lord said to Peter, 'Put thy hands over thine eyes, and cover thy face, and tell
me what thou seest.'"

71. The Acts of Pilate

Pilate 1:1 - "The Acts of Pilate, also known as the Gospel of Nicodemus, begins with an
account of the trial of Jesus."

72. The Epistle to the Laodiceans

Laodiceans 1:1 - "Paul, an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, to the
brethren which are at Laodicea."

73. The Apocalypse of Abraham

Abraham 1:1 - "The words of the vision which Abraham saw, the son of Terah, the son of
Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber."

74. The Vision of Paul

Paul 1:1 - "The vision which Paul saw, the blessed apostle and servant of the Lord, when he
was caught up to the third heaven."

75. The Questions of Bartholomew

Bartholomew 1:1 - "Bartholomew said, 'Lord, tell me what sin the devil has committed, that
he is without any part of salvation.'"