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| − | ! | + | !Lost writing!!Biblical citation to the lost writing |
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| + | | style="width:50%" valign="top"| Book of the Wars of the Lord ||{{s||Numbers|21|14}} | ||
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| + | |Book of Jasher||{{s||Joshua|10|13}}, {{s|2|Samuel|1|18}} | ||
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| + | |Book of the Acts of Solomon||{{s|1|Kings|11|41}} | ||
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| + | |Book of Samuel the Seer||{{s|1|Chronicles|29|29}} | ||
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| + | |Book of Gad the Seer||{{s|1|Chronicles|29|29}} | ||
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| + | |Book of Nathan the Prophet||{{s|1|Chronicles|29|29}}, {{s|2|Chronicles|9|29}} | ||
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| + | |Prophecy of of Ahijah||{{s|2|Chronicles|9|29}} | ||
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| + | |Visions of Iddo the Seer||{{s|2|Chronicles|9|29}}, {{s|2|Chronicles|12|15}}, {{s|2|Chronicles|13|22}} | ||
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| + | |Book of Shemaiah||{{s|2|Chronicles|12|15}} | ||
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| + | |Book of Jehu||{{s|2|Chronicles|20|34}} | ||
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| + | |Sayings of the Seers||{{s|2|Chronicles|33|19}} | ||
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| + | |Paul's epistle to Corinthians before our "1 Corinthians"||{{s|1|Corinthians|5|9}} | ||
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| − | | | + | |Paul's possible earlier Ephesians epistle||{{s||Ephesians|3|3}} |
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| − | | | + | |Paul's epistle to Church at Laodicea||{{s||Colossians|4|16}} |
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| + | |Enoch prophecies (likely 1 Enoch)||{{s||Jude|1|14}} | ||
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Contents
Question
I've heard about "lost scripture" mentioned in the Bible. What is this about, and what implications does it have for the doctrine of Biblical inerrancy and sufficiency?
Answer
So called "lost scripture" is in reference to writings mentioned or cited within the present Biblical record, but which are not in the Bible itself. Some of these writings are known from other sources, and some are not.
Examples of "lost scripture"
| Lost writing | Biblical citation to the lost writing |
|---|---|
| Book of the Wars of the Lord | Numbers 21꞉14 |
| Book of Jasher | Joshua 10꞉13, 2 Samuel 1꞉18 |
| Book of the Acts of Solomon | 1 Kings 11꞉41 |
| Book of Samuel the Seer | 1 Chronicles 29꞉29 |
| Book of Gad the Seer | 1 Chronicles 29꞉29 |
| Book of Nathan the Prophet | 1 Chronicles 29꞉29, 2 Chronicles 9꞉29 |
| Prophecy of of Ahijah | 2 Chronicles 9꞉29 |
| Visions of Iddo the Seer | 2 Chronicles 9꞉29, 2 Chronicles 12꞉15, 2 Chronicles 13꞉22 |
| Book of Shemaiah | 2 Chronicles 12꞉15 |
| Book of Jehu | 2 Chronicles 20꞉34 |
| Sayings of the Seers | 2 Chronicles 33꞉19 |
| Paul's epistle to Corinthians before our "1 Corinthians" | 1 Corinthians 5꞉9 |
| Paul's possible earlier Ephesians epistle | Ephesians 3꞉3 |
| Paul's epistle to Church at Laodicea | Colossians 4꞉16 |
| Enoch prophecies (likely 1 Enoch) | Jude 1꞉14 |
Endnotes
None
Further reading
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