Apocrypha for Beginners is meant to cover many representative works, but I was only able to include so many. There are, of course, myriad more. This is part of a series of "B-sides": posts about apocrypha that weren't included in the book. Dormition of Mary Facts Also known as: Assumption of Mary, Book of Rest, … Continue reading AFB B-Sides: Dormition of Mary

Apocrypha for Beginners is meant to cover many representative works, but I was only able to include so many. There are, of course, myriad more. This is part of a series of "B-sides": posts about apocrypha that weren't included in the book. Letters of Christ and Abgar Facts Also known as: Epistles of Christ and … Continue reading AFB B-Sides: Letters of Christ and Abgar

Apocrypha for Beginners is meant to cover many representative works, but I was only able to include so many. There are, of course, myriad more. This is part of a series of “B-sides”: posts about apocrypha that weren’t included in the book. Sibylline Oracles Facts Author: Unknown, various Jewish and Christian authors Date written: Various, between … Continue reading AFB B-Sides: Sibylline Oracles

Apocrypha for Beginners is meant to cover many representative works, but I was only able to include so many. There are, of course, myriad more. This is part of a series of "B-sides": posts about apocrypha that weren't included in the book. This particular "b-sides" post is about an apocryphon that I learned about a … Continue reading AFB B-Sides: Jesus-Messiah Sutra

Apocrypha for Beginners includes over 50 different apocrypha, but there are, of course, myriad more. This is part of a series of “B-sides”: posts about apocrypha that weren’t included in the book. Letter of Aristeas Facts Also known as: Letter of Pseudo-Aristeas, Letter to Philocrates Author: Unknown, a Hellenistic Jew living in diaspora in Alexandria; attributed … Continue reading AFB B-Sides: Letter of Aristeas