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This small woodcut depicts the coat of arms of the University of Cambridge, featuring four lions passant guardant around a central cross and a closed book. It serves as a publisher's mark for the Cambridge University Press, signifying the academic authority and institutional heritage behind the publication.
This emblem features the coat of arms of the University of Oxford, characterized by an open book inscribed with the motto 'Dominus Illuminatio Mea' surrounded by three crowns. As the official seal of the Clarendon Press, it signifies the academic authority and institutional heritage behind this 1906 edition of the Ethiopic version of the Book of Enoch.
The Book of Enoch describes the fallen angels. The Gospel of Thomas records sayings of Jesus not found elsewhere. The Pistis Sophia narrates the risen Christ's teachings to Mary Magdalene. This collection gathers the biblical apocrypha and pseudepigrapha — texts that circulated alongside scripture, were read as scripture, and were ultimately excluded.
Essential Reading
The foundational texts of this tradition
The Apocrypha
Samuel Bagster (pub.), 1871
This is a direct collection of apocryphal texts, central to the collection's theme.
The Apocryphal New Testament
M. R. James, 1924
This is a direct collection of New Testament apocrypha, central to the collection's theme.
1 Enoch (Ethiopic Text)
R.H. Charles (ed.), 1906
This is a critical edition of 1 Enoch, a core apocryphal text explicitly mentioned in the collection description.
The Book of Enoch, or 1 Enoch
R. H. Charles, 1912
This is a critical edition of 1 Enoch, a core apocryphal text explicitly mentioned in the collection description.
The Book of the Secrets of Enoch (2 Enoch)
trans. W.R. Morfill; ed. R.H. Charles, 1896
This is a critical edition of 2 Enoch, a core apocryphal text explicitly mentioned in the collection description.
Important Works
Significant texts that deepen understanding
Sibylline Oracles (Greek)
Charles Alexandre (ed.), 1856
The Sibylline Oracles are a significant collection of Jewish and Christian pseudepigrapha that circulated alongside scripture.
The Book of the Laws of Countries
Bardaisan (ed. François Nau), 1899
This work by Bardaisan represents an important early Christian text from a heterodox perspective, fitting the 'ultimately excluded' criteria.
The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch, Ethiopic)
R.H. Charles (trans.), 1912
This is an important translation of 1 Enoch, a core apocryphal text explicitly mentioned in the collection description.
The Hebrew Book of Enoch
Hugo Odeberg (ed.), 1928
This is an important edition of 3 Enoch, a significant pseudepigraphal text related to the Book of Enoch corpus.
The Book of Enoch
Henoch, 1901First from German
This is another edition of the Book of Enoch, a core apocryphal text explicitly mentioned in the collection description.
Syriac Apocrypha: The Gospel of James and the Passing of Mary
Various (ed. Agnes Smith Lewis), 1902
This collection includes specific New Testament apocrypha like the Gospel of James, which circulated alongside canonical scripture.
Complete Works XVIII: Against Celsus I-IV (Lommatzsch)
Origen, 1846
Origen, an early Church Father, frequently engaged with and referenced non-canonical texts, making his works important for understanding the early reception and eventual exclusion of apocrypha.
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