Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible

Several texts are mentioned in the Tanakh (Old Testament) and New Testament, yet do not appear in the canon of the respective works. Scholars consider some of these to be lost works, while others are viewed as pseudepigraphal.
== Tanakh references ==
* The Book of Jasher (whose title fully translated means the Book of the Upright or the Book of the Just) is mentioned in Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18. From the context in the Book of Samuel it is implied that it was a collection of poetry. Several books have claimed to be this lost text, but are widely discounted as pseudepigrapha.
* The Book of the Wars of the LordSometimes called The Book of the Wars of Yahweh. One source says "The quotation is in lyrical form, so it is possibly a book of poetry or a hymnal...Moses quoted it, so the date of its composition must have been prior to the completion of the Pentateuch, perhaps during the wanderings in the wilderness. Nothing else is known about it, and it survives only in Moses’ quotation."
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*Several works of Solomon: 3,000 proverbs; 1,005 songs; and a manual on botany.
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* The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel and Chronicles of the Kings of Judah are mentioned in the Books of Kings (1 Kings 14:19, 14:29). They are said to tell of events during the reigns of Kings Jeroboam of Israel and Rehoboam of Judah, respectively. The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel is again mentioned in 1 Kings 16:20 regarding King Zimri, and many other times throughout 1 and 2 Kings. Copies of this book still exist, they are not part of the bible but are history books written at the time.
* Books of Chronicles are mentioned on several occasions in the Book of Esther and also in Nehemiah 12:23. Some scholars believe that the book was ahistorical; it is however also noticed that the author was familiar with the customs at the Persian court, where the book is set. While the chronicles mentioned in Esther are thought by some scholars to be fictional there is no doubt that the Kings of Persia did keep annals.
* "The Book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the Seer" is mentioned in the book of 2nd Chronicles. (II Chr 12:14-15). Iddo was a seer who lived during the reigns of Solomon, Rehoboam, and Abijah. His deeds were recorded in this book, which has been completely lost to history, excepting its title.
* The Covenant Code
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* The Manner of the KingdomAlso called The Book of Statutes or 3 Samuel.
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* The Acts of SolomonAlso called The Book of the Acts of Solomon.
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* The Annals of King DavidAlso called The Book of the Annals of King David or The Chronicles of King David.
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* The Book of Samuel the SeerAlso called Samuel the Seer or The Acts of Samuel the Seer.
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* The Book of Nathan the ProphetAlso called Nathan the Prophet or The Acts of Nathan the Prophet.
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* The Book of Gad the SeerAlso called Gad the Seer or The Acts of Gad the Seer.
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* The History of Nathan the ProphetDistinguished here from what may be the identical book, Nathan the Prophet, above
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* The Prophecy of AhijahAlso called The Prophesy of Ahijah the Shilonite.
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* The Visions of Iddo the Seer
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* The Book of Shemaiah the ProphetAlso called Shemaiah the Prophet or The Acts of Shemaiah the Prophet. See Sh'maya.
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* Iddo GenealogiesAlso called The Genealogies of Iddo the Seer or The Acts of Iddo the Seer.
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* The Story of the Prophet IddoAlso called The Midrash of the Prophet Iddo.
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* The Book of the Kings of Judah and IsraelAlso called The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
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* The Book of JehuAlso called The Book of Jehu ben Hanani
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* The Story of the Book of KingsAlso called Midrash on the Book of Kings.
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* The Acts of UziahAlso called Second Isaiah or The Book by the prophet Isaiah.
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* The Vision of IsaiahAlso called The Vision of the Prophet Isaiah. May be identical to the pseudepigraphal Ascension of Isaiah.
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* The Acts of the Kings of IsraelAlso called The Acts and Prayers of Manasseh. May be identical to The Book of the Kings of Israel, above.
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* The Sayings of the SeersAlso called The Acts of the Seers.
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* The Laments for JosiahAlso called 2 Lamentations. This event is not recorded in the existing Book of Lamentations.
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* The Chronicles of King AhasuerusAlso called The Book of Records of the Chronicles
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* The Chronicles of the Kings of Media and PersiaAlso called The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia
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== New Testament references ==
* A line from the Book of Enoch is quoted in the Epistle of Jude () almost verbatim. The work is believed by most scholars to be pseudepigraphal, but the author of Jude cites them as if they are Enoch's own words. The book of Enoch is in the Ethiopian Bible. Other references to the Book of Enoch are 1 Peter 3:19-20, Jude 6 and 2 Peter 2:4.Tartarus
* The Book of Jubilees is quoted in , , .Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, revision 26, 1979
* There are numerous references to the Testament of Abraham1 Peter, Daniel J.Harrington, Psalms of Solomon, the Greek Apocalypse of Baruch, Apocalypse of Ezra, Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs.Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, revision 26, 1979
* The Assumption of Moses is possibly referenced in .
* The Life of Adam and Eve is quoted in .Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, revision 26, 1979
* Lost Pauline letters
** The first Epistle to CorinthAlso called A Prior Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians or Paul’s previous Corinthian letter., possibly Third Epistle to the Corinthians referenced at 
** The third Epistle to Corinth called Severe Letter referenced at and 
** The Corinthian letter to Paul referenced at 
** The Earlier Epistle to the Ephesians referenced at 
** The Epistle to the LaodiceansApologetics Press - Are There Lost Books of the Bible? referenced at 
** An epistle to the Thessalonians forged in Paul's name referenced at 
* The Earlier Epistle of JohnAlso called The Epistle of John to the Church Ruled by Diotrephes referenced at 
* Missing Epistle of JudeAlso called 2 Jude. referenced in 
*A number of classical Greek works are quoted, such as :
** Epimenides Cretica 
**Aratus Phaenomena 5 in 
** Epimenides De oraculis in 
** Euripides Bacchae 794 in 
** Heraclitus in 
** Julianus Or. 8,246b in 
** Menander Thais in 
**Thucydides II 97,4 in .Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, revision 26, 1979
** Plato's The Timaeus in .http://www.covenantseminary.edu/worldwide/en/CC310/CC310_T_20.html
* The Apocryphon of Jeremiah is quoted in , and 
* Sirach is quoted in , , Mark 4:5,16-17, Matthew 7:16,20 and Matthew 11:28Henry Chadwick, "The Church in Ancient Society", p.28
* The Apocalypse of Elijah is quoted in according to OrigenNestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, revision 26, 1979.
* The apocryphal book of Moses is quoted in 
* Apocalypse of Elijah is quoted in according to Epiphanius of Salamis.
* The Book of the Penitence of Jannes and Mambres is quoted in 
* and may have come from "apocryphal books" according to Origen.The Canon Debate, McDonald & Sanders editors, 2002, page 220
== See also ==
* Agrapha
* Biblical apocrypha
* Jewish apocrypha
* List of Gospels
* List of names for the Biblical nameless
* New Testament apocrypha
* Table of Books of Judeo-Christian Scripture
== Notes ==
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