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“And to them shall the books be given, and they shall believe in them and rejoice over them” — Enoch 104:13

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A library between canons

The intercanonical books

Being the disputed books of the Old Testament, sometimes called Apocrypha, Deuterocanon, Anagignoskomena, and at times Paralipomena. This is the list of Old Testament books which have been considered canonical by Christians, but on a less than universal scale.

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Books Arranged by Genre

A. History

  1. Joseph and Aseneth Issaverdens
  2. Book of Jubilees Charles
  3. Martyrdom of Isaiah Charles
  4. Greek Esther RSV
  5. 1 Esdras RSV
  6. Lives of the Prophets Torrey
  7. 1 Maccabees RSV
  8. 2 Maccabees RSV
  9. 3 Maccabees RSV

B. Wisdom / Poetry

  1. Psalms 151–155 Wright
  2. Wisdom of Solomon RSV
  3. Prayer of Manasseh RSV
  4. Tobit NRSV
  5. Judith RSV
  6. Susanna RSV
  7. Prayer of Azariah RSV
  8. Bel and the Serpent RSV
  9. 4 Maccabees RSV
  10. Wisdom of Jesus ben Sirach RSV
  11. Psalms of Solomon Gray

C. Prophecy / Apocalypse

  1. Book of Enoch Charles
  2. Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs Charles
  3. Baruch RSV
  4. Letter of Jeremiah RSV
  5. Apocalypse of Baruch Charles
  6. The Rest of Baruch Kraft
  7. Ezra Apocalypse (2 Esdras) RSV

D. Appendix — Supplemental Materials

  1. Assumption of Moses IN PREPARATION
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Books Arranged by Reception History

A. Books with wide acceptance

  1. 1 Esdras RSV
  2. Ezra Apocalypse (2 Esdras) RSV
  3. Tobit NRSV
  4. Judith RSV
  5. Greek Esther RSV
  6. Wisdom of Solomon RSV
  7. Wisdom of Jesus ben Sirach RSV
  8. Baruch RSV
  9. Letter of Jeremiah RSV
  10. Prayer of Azariah RSV
  11. Susanna RSV
  12. Bel and the Serpent RSV
  13. Prayer of Manasseh RSV
  14. 1 Maccabees RSV
  15. 2 Maccabees RSV

B. Books with regional acceptance

  1. Book of Enoch Charles
  2. Book of Jubilees Charles
  3. Psalms 151–155 Wright
  4. Martyrdom of Isaiah Charles
  5. The Rest of Baruch Kraft
  6. Apocalypse of Baruch Charles
  7. 3 Maccabees RSV
  8. 4 Maccabees RSV

C. Books with some historical acceptance

  1. Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs Charles
  2. Joseph and Aseneth Issaverdens
  3. Lives of the Prophets Torrey
  4. Psalms of Solomon Gray

D. Appendix — Supplemental Materials

  1. Assumption of Moses IN PREPARATION
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Other Helpful Resources

  1. The “Deuterocanon” Is Scripture!Patristic testimony concerning the intercanonical books
  2. New Testament Allusions to Apocrypha and PseudepigraphaA searchable collection of New Testament parallels with apocryphal and pseudepigraphal literature
  3. The Book of Enoch translated by George H. SchoddeGeorge H. Schodde’s English translation of 1 Enoch
  4. The Book of Enoch translated by R. L. LaurenceR. L. Laurence’s historic English translation of 1 Enoch
  5. The Parallel Book of EnochCompare historic English translations of the Book of Enoch side by side
  6. The Book of Jubilees translated by George H. SchoddeGeorge H. Schodde’s English translation of the Book of Jubilees
  7. Harmony of the Life of ManassehA harmonized presentation of the biblical traditions concerning King Manasseh
  8. Fulfilled Prophecy in the Book of WisdomExplore correspondences between the Book of Wisdom and the New Testament passion narratives
  9. The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs, the Sons of Jacob, translated by Robert Grosseteste, 1837Robert Grosseteste’s historic translation of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
  10. The Parallel Testaments of the Twelve PatriarchsCompare translations of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs side by side

Revision: September 14, 2026