These are ancient writings about the people, events and text of the Bible as well as modern writings about these ancient writings. These books are a window into the past people and culture of the Bible that will enhance the understanding of the Bible.

A series of caves were discovered in 1948 that contained 2,000 year old scrolls of the Bible, pseudapigrapha and other texts pertaining to the sect of people who stored these scrolls. Some of these books contain the texts of these scrolls while others explain the history of the scrolls and community.

These are the writings of ancient historians about the people and events of the Bible. Their writings will provide background information about the Bible otherwise unknown to us.

These are ancient writings of the Jewish people written at the same time period as the Bible but were not included in the Canon of the Bible. These writings are closely related to the Biblical text in content but include stories, persons and events not found in the Bible. Often these books go into greater detail of persons, stories and events of the Bible providing us with greater understanding of the Biblical text.

These are writings of the Jewish people between the Babylonian captivity and the first century CE (New Testament era).

These are ancient writings not related to the Biblical text but still beneficial to the study of the ancient Hebrew people, language and culture.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls: Many scrolls were found within the Dead Sea Caves besides Biblical scrolls. Many of these scrolls are about the lives, prophecies and songs of their authors. This book contains English translations of these scrolls including The Manuel of Discipline, The War Scroll, The Temple Scroll and many others. Many of these scrolls shed light on the New Testament writings as well as their culture.

The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition: This book contains the many scrolls found at the dead sea caves with their original Hebrew as well as an English translation allowing the student who knows Hebrew to read the writings in their original language.

Who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?: This book reveals some very interesting details that suggest a sect other than the Essenes wrote the scrolls found at the Dead Sea. This is an excellent book for those interested in reading other viewpoints of the origin of the scrolls.

The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English: The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judean desert between 1947 and 1956 was one of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. Hidden in the caves at Qumran by the Essenes, a Jewish sect in existence before and during the time of Jesus, the Scrolls have transformed our understanding of the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism, and the origins of Christianity.

Josephus Complete Works: Josephus was a Jewish historian of the first century CE who documented events in Israel during the Roman conquest as well as the history of the Jews. Josephus' works provide the student of the Hebrew with accounts of their lives from a 2,000 year old perspective.

The Forgotten Books of the Bible: A collection of extra-Biblical books including "The secrets of Enoch" and "The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs".

Book of Jasher - Referred to in Joshua and Second Samuel, 1887:

The Lost Books of the Bible:

The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden:

The Book of Enoch the Prophet: A very interesting book about the life of Enoch and his teachings.

Book of Jubilees - or The Little Genesis, Translated from the Ethiopic text:

The New Oxford Annotated Apocrypha - New Revised Standard Version: