Pseudepigrapha - [Gr.,=things falsely ascribed], meaning "books with false titles," refers to books similar in type to those of the Bible whose authors gave them the names of persons of a much earlier period in order to enhance their authority. The Pseudepigrapha is a collection of early Jewish and some Jewish-Christian writings composed between c.200 B.C. and c.A.D. 200, not found in the Bible or rabbinic writings.

The first listing follows The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the old Testament in English, Volume ii, Pseudepigrapha edited by R.H. Charles:

In the Preface of The Apocryphal Old Testament edited by H.F.D. Sparks published 1984, Clarendon Press, Mr. Sparks addresses the 'Pseudepigrapha' issue with these words: "And finally, the term 'Pseudepigrapha' has been avoided altogether. Pseudepigrapha is, in any case, an ugly word. And when used in association with 'Apocrypha', as it so frequently is, it can be very misleading. Strictly it is 'a collective term for books or writings bearing a false title, or ascribed to another than the true author'. Many of the books commonly grouped together and alluded to as 'the Pseudepigrapha' are indeed pseudepigraphical — no doubt a majority. But there is nothing distinctive about this: there are pseudepigraphical books in the Apocrypha (e.g. The wisdom of Solomon), and there are pseudepigraphical books in the Old Testament itself (e.g. Daniel). To refer to 'the Pseudepigrapha', without further definition or qualification, creates the impression in the popular mind that alongside the 'canonical' Old Testament and the 'deutero-canonical' Apocrypha there is a third, universally recognized, 'trito-canonical' collection of books — when there is not. Any collection of books of this kind, however chosen, is bound to mirror the predilections and the prejudices of its editor(s); and it is well that this should be realized. The term therefore, though ancient, is best avoided."

This second list follows The Apocryphal Old Testament edited by H.F.D. Sparks published 1984, Clarendon Press:

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• • New Testament - The contents of the New Testament deal explicitly with first-century Christianity. Therefore, the New Testament (in whole or in part) has frequently accompanied the spread of Christianity around the world. It reflects and serves as a source for Christian theology and morality. The New Testament has influenced religious, philosophical, and political movements in Christendom, and left an indelible mark on its literature, art, and music.
    
    The New Testament is an anthology, a collection of Christian works written in the common Greek language of the first century by various writers who were early Jewish disciples of Jesus. In almost all Christian traditions today, the New Testament consists of 27 books. The original texts were written in the first and perhaps the second centuries of the Christian Era. All of the works which would eventually be incorporated into the New Testament would seem to have been written no later than around AD 150, and some scholars would date them all to no later than AD 70-80.
    
    The books of the New Testament can be broadly divided into following sections:
    
    
    • The Gospels and Acts
      
      
      • The Gospel According to St. Matthew
      • The Gospel According to St. Mark
      • The Gospel According to St. Luke
      • The Gospel According to St. John
      • The Acts of the Apostles
    
    
    • The Letters (Epistles)
      
      
      • The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
      • The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
      • The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
      • The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians
      • The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
      • The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians
      • The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians
      • The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
      • The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
      • The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
      • The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
      • The Epistle of Paul to Titus
      • The Epistle of Paul to Philemon
      • The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews
      • The General Epistle of James
      • The First Epistle General of Peter
      • The Second Epistle General of Peter
      • The First Epistle General of John
      • The Second Epistle of John
      • The Third Epistle of John
      • The General Epistle of Jude
    
    
    • The Apocalypse - A prophetic disclosure; a revelation.
      
      
      • The Revelation of St. John the Divine
    
    

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• • New Testament Apocrypha - During the birth of Christianity, some of the Jewish apocrypha that dealt with the coming of the Messianic kingdom became popular in the rising Jewish-Christian communities. Occasionally these writings were changed or added to, but on the whole it was found sufficient to reinterpret them as conforming to a Christian viewpoint. Many texts believed lost for centuries were unearthed in the 19th and 20th centuries, producing lively speculation about their importance in early Christianity among religious scholars, while many others survive only in the form of quotations from them in other writings; for some, no more than the title is known.
    
    The books of the New Testament Apocrypha can be broadly divided into following sections:
    
    
    • The Apocryphal Gospels
      
      • The Gospel of Bartholomew
      • Book of James or Protevangelium
      • The Gospel of Nicodemus (The Acts of Pilate) M.R. James
      • The Gospel of Peter
        
      • The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew Tischendorf
        
      • The History Of Joseph The Carpenter
      • The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary
        
      • The Secret Gospel According To Mark
        
    
    
    • The Infancy Gospels
      
      • The Arabic Gospel of the Infancy of the Saviour
      • The Gospel of Thomas: First Greek Text
        
      • The Gospel of Thomas: Second Greek
        
      • The Gospel of Thomas: Latin Text
        
      • A Compilation of the Thomas Texts (c. 5th Century)
        
    
    
    • The Acts
      
      • The Acts and Martyrdom of the Holy Apostle Andrew
      • The Acts and Martyrdom of Matthew
      • The Acts of Andrew
      • The Acts of Andrew and Matthias
      • The Acts of Barnabas
      • The Acts of John
      • The Acts of John the Theologian
      • The Acts of Paul
      • The Acts of Paul and Thecla
      • The Acts of Peter
      • The Acts of Peter and Andrew
      • The Acts Of The Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
      • The Acts of Philip
      • The Acts of Thomas
      • The Consummation of Thomas the Apostle
    
    
    • The Letters (Epistles)
      
      • The Epistles of Jesus Christ and Abgarus, King of Edessa.
      • The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to Seneca, with Seneca's to Paul.
      • The General Epistle of Barnabas Rutherford H. Platt, Jr.
      • The Epistle Of Ignatius To Polycarp
      • The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
      • The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians
      • The Epistle of Ignatius to the Philadelphians
      • The Epistle Of Ignatius To The Philippians
      • The Epistle Of Ignatius To The Romans
      • The Epistle Of Ignatius To The Smyrnaeans
      • The Epistle Of Ignatius To The Trallians
      • The Epistle Of Polycarp To The Philippians
      • The Epistle Of The Apostles M.R. James
      • The Epistle To The Laodiceans M.R. James
      • The First Epistle Of Clemet To The Corinthians
      • The Second Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians Rutherford H. Platt, Jr.
      • Letters of Herod and Pilate: The Lost Books of the Bible Rutherford H. Platt, Jr.
        • LETTER OF HEROD TO PILATE THE GOVERNOR
        • LETTER OF PILATE TO HEROD
        • THE EPISTLE OF PONTIUS PILATE
        • THE REPORT OF PILATE THE GOVERNOR
        • THE REPORT OF PONTIUS PILATE
        • THE TRIAL AND CONDEMNATION OF PILATE
        • THE DEATH OF PILATE
      • Letters of Pontius Pilate to Seneca in Rome W.P. Crozier
    
    
    • The Apocalypses
      • The Apocalypse of Peter (Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol X.)
          * An entirely different text of this name is found in the Nag Hammadi Library.
      • The Apocalypse Of Sedrach
      • The Apocalypse of the Virgin
      • The Apocalypse of Thomas
      • The Revelation of Saint John the Theologian
      • The Revelation of Paul
      • The Revelation of Stephen
        
      • The Vision of Paul the Apostle
      • Revelation of Moses
      • The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
        •     I. The Testament of Reuben Concerning Thoughts
        •    II. The Testament of Simeon Concerning Envy
        •   III. The Testament of Levi Concerning the Priesthood and Arrogance
        •   IV. The Testament of Judah Concerning Fortitude, and Love of Money, and Fornication
        •    V. The Testament of Issachar Concerning Simplicity
        •   VI. The Testament of Zebulun Concerning Compassion and Mercy
        •  VII. The Testament of Dan Concerning Anger and Lying
        • VIII. The Testament of Naphtali Concerning Natural Goodness
        •  IX. The Testament of Gad Concerning Hatred
        •   X. The Testament of Asher Concerning Two Faces of Vice and Virtue
        •  XI. The Testament of Joseph Concerning Sobriety
        • XII. The Testament of Benjamin Concerning a Pure Mind
    
    
    • The Martyrdom Texts
      
      • The Martyrdom of Ignatius
      • The Martyrdom of Matthew
      • The Martyrdom of Saint Polycarp
    
    
    • The Teachings
      
      • The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (the Didache)
      • On Patience by Tertullian
      • On Prayer by Tertullian
      • A Treatise on the Soul by Tertullian
      • Ad Martyras by Tertullian (To the Martyrs)
      • The Teaching of Addaeus the Apostle
    
    
    • Other Early Christian Writings
      
      • Book of John the Evangelist
      • The Apostles' Creed
      • The Narrative of Joseph of Arimathaea
      • The Avenging of the Saviour
      • The Pastor of Hermas
        • Book First.—Visions
          • Introductory Note
          • Vision First.
          • Vision Second.
          • Vision Third.
          • Vision Fourth.
          • Vision Fifth.
        • Book Second.—Commandments
          • Commandment First.
          • Commandment Second.
          • Commandment Third.
          • Commandment Fourth.
          • Commandment Fifth.
          • Commandment Sixth.
          • Commandment Seventh.
          • Commandment Eighth.
          • Commandment Ninth.
          • Commandment Tenth.
          • Commandment Eleventh.
          • Commandment Twelfth.
        • Book Third.—Similitudes
          • Similitude First.
          • Similitude Second.
          • Similitude Third.
          • Similitude Fourth.
          • Similitude Fifth.
          • Similitude Sixth.
          • Similitude Seventh.
          • Similitude Eighth.
          • Similitude Ninth.
          • Similitude Tenth.
      • The works of Dionysius the Areopagite
        • Preface to the online edition
        • Introduction to vol. 1
        • On Divine Names
          • Preface to the Divine Names
          • Caput I
          • Caput II
          • Caput III
          • Caput IV
          • Caput V
          • Caput VI
          • Caput VII
          • Caput VIII
          • Caput IX
          • Caput X
          • Caput XI
          • Caput XII
          • Caput XIII
        • Mystic Theology
        • Letters
        • Liturgy
        • Objections to Genuineness
        • Prefactory Material to Volume 2
        • On The Heavenly Hierarchy
          • Caput I
          • Caput II
          • Caput III
          • Caput IV
          • Caput V
          • Caput VI
          • Caput VII
          • Caput VIII
          • Caput IX
          • Caput X
          • Caput XI
          • Caput XII
          • Caput XIII
          • Caput XIV
          • Caput XV
        • Ecclesiastical Hierarchy
          • Caput I
          • Caput II
          • Caput III
          • Caput IV
          • Caput V
          • Caput VI
          • Caput VII
    
    
    • New Testament Discoveries
      
      • The Gospel of Judas

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• • Nag Hammadi Library - In December 1945, two peasants, Muhammed and Khalifah 'Ali of the al-Samman clan were digging for fertilizer at the base of the Jabal al-Tarif cliff, using the saddle-bags of their camels to carry the earth back. The cliff is about 11km north-east of Nag Hammadi. They tethered their camels to a boulder, and came upon a buried jar as they were digging around the base of the boulder. Muhammed 'Ali told J.M.Robinson that at first he was afraid to break the jar -- the lid may have been sealed with bitumen, as a blackish substance is present on the lid -- for fear a jinn might be inside, but then he thought that gold might be contained in it instead, so he broke it with his mattock. Out flew particles of papyrus.
    
    Today all the Nag Hammadi codices are in the Coptic Museum in Cairo.
    
    Publication was obstructed by the desire of various scholars to publish works first, with a full (and so lengthy to prepare) commentary. US scholar James Robinson became interested in the 1960's, and using contacts at UNESCO was able eventually to bypass this exhibition of obscurantism. The full collection was published in facsimile by Brill between 1972-1984 as the Facsimile edition of the Nag Hammadi Codices. There is a 17-volume English edition, entitled The Coptic Gnostic Library, and full English translations in the Nag Hammadi Library in English. Robinson also visited Nag Hammadi in the 1960's and 1970's, and tracked down those who found them and wormed out them the story of the find.
    
    All the codices are fourth century papyrus. The find consists of 12 codices, plus 8 leaves from a 13th, and contains 52 texts. Duplications mean the number of unique works is 45. The Berlin Papyrus 8502 is grouped with them, although found separately, because of its related contents. The texts were originally written in Greek, and later translated into Coptic, not always very well (e.g. the passage of Plato). The passage of Plato in fact has been reworked also.
    
    
    • Codex I (The Jung Codex)
      
      • The Prayer of the Apostle Paul
      • The Apocryphon of James:
        • (Williams translation)
        • (Cameron translation)
      • The Gospel of Truth:*
        • (Grant translation)
        • (Attridge & MacRae translation)
      • The Treatise on the Resurrection
      • The Tripartite Tractate
    
    
    • Codex II
      
      • The Apocryphon of John* (long version)
      • The Gospel of Thomas:
        • (Patterson & Meyer translation)
        • (Lambdin translation)
        • (Patterson & Robinson Translation)
        • (Grondin interlinear translation)
      • The Gospel of Philip
      • The Hypostasis of the Archons
      • On the Origin of the World*
      • The Exegesis on the Soul
      • The Book of Thomas the Contender
    
    
    • Codex III
      
      • The Apocryphon of John* (short version)
      • The Gospel of the Egyptians*
      • Eugnostos the Blessed*
      • The Sophia of Jesus Christ
        • Also, see Pistis Sophia translated by G.R.S. Mead. This was the most extensive Gnostic scripture available until the discovery of Nag Hammadi texts in 1945
      • The Dialogue of the Savior
    
    
    • Codex IV
      
      • The Apocryphon of John* (long version)
      • The Gospel of the Egyptians*
    
    
    • Codex V
      
      • Eugnostos the Blessed*
      • The Apocalypse of Paul
      • The (First) Apocalypse of James
      • The (Second) Apocalypse of James
      • The Apocalypse of Adam
    
    
    • Codex VI
      
      • The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles
      • The Thunder, Perfect Mind
      • Authoritative Teaching
      • The Concept of Our Great Power
      • Plato, Republic 588A-589B
      • The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth
      • The Prayer of Thanksgiving
      • Asclepius 21-29
    
    
    • Codex VII
      
      • The Paraphrase of Shem
      • The Second Treatise of the Great Seth
      • The Apocalypse of Peter
      • The Teachings of Silvanus
      • The Three Steles of Seth
    
    
    • Codex VIII
      
      • Zostrianos
      • The Letter of Peter to Philip
    
    
    • Codex IX
      
      • Melchizedek
      • The Thought of Norea
      • The Testimony of Truth
    
    
    • Codex X
      
      • Marsanes
    
    
    • Codex XI
      
      • The Interpretation of Knowledge
      • A Valentinian Exposition
        • 2a. On the Anointing
        • 2b. On the Baptism A
        • 2c. On the Baptism B
        • 2d. On the Eucharist A
        • 2e. On the Eucharist B
      • Allogenes
      • Hypsiphrone
    
    
    • Codex XII
      
      • The Sentences of Sextus
      • The Gospel of Truth:*
        • (Grant translation)
        • (Attridge & MacRae translation)
      • Fragments (translation not provided here)
    
    
    • Codex XIII
      
      • Trimorphic Protennoia
      • On the Origin of the World*

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