Bible books

The Bible is supposed to contain only the truth. The purpose of this study is to understand:

  • Why certain Bible books were included or excluded from the Bible
  • Which books complement or contradict each other
  • Which books are quote or misquote scriptures out of context
  • Why some books may be disputed or whether the disputes itself are valid

Books included in many bible translations

Books excluded from many bible translations

  • Apocrypha
    • Barnabas
    • Baruch
    • Ecclesiasticus
    • 1 Enoch
    • 2 Enoch
    • 3 Enoch
    • 1 Esdras
    • 2 Esdras
    • Judith
    • Letter to Jeremiah
    • 1 Maccabees
    • 2 Maccabees
    • 3 Maccabees
    • 4 Maccabees
    • Prayer of Manasseh
    • Psalms of Solomon
    • Tobit
    • Wisdom

Books excluded from all bible translations

Missing books or scriptures

The following passages quotes scriptures that does not exist in our modern bibles:

  • Matthew 26:24 / Mark 14:21
  • Matthew 27:3-10 (A copy of the prophecy in Zechariah 11:4-17 survived, but the original prophecy from Jeremiah is lost)
  • Luke 18:31-33
  • Luke 24:46-49
  • John 5:38
  • Ephesians 5:14
  • 2 Corinthians 6:16-18 (Might partially paraphrase Leviticus 26:12 and Isaiah 52:11, but not it is not an exact quote)