Sacred Texts for the Spirit Nation

Old Testament

Genesis 50 chapters Exodus 40 chapters Leviticus 27 chapters Numbers 36 chapters Deuteronomy 34 chapters Joshua 24 chapters Judges 21 chapters Ruth 4 chapters 1 Samuel 31 chapters 2 Samuel 24 chapters 1 Kings 22 chapters 2 Kings 25 chapters 1 Chronicles 29 chapters 2 Chronicles 36 chapters Ezra 10 chapters Nehemiah 13 chapters Esther 10 chapters Job 42 chapters Psalms 150 chapters Proverbs 31 chapters Ecclesiastes 12 chapters Song of Solomon 8 chapters Isaiah 66 chapters Jeremiah 52 chapters Lamentations 5 chapters Ezekiel 48 chapters Daniel 12 chapters Hosea 14 chapters Joel 3 chapters Amos 9 chapters Obadiah 1 chapter Jonah 4 chapters Micah 7 chapters Nahum 3 chapters Habakkuk 3 chapters Zephaniah 3 chapters Haggai 2 chapters Zechariah 14 chapters Malachi 4 chapters

New Testament

Matthew 28 chapters Mark 16 chapters Luke 24 chapters John 21 chapters Acts 28 chapters Romans 16 chapters 1 Corinthians 16 chapters 2 Corinthians 13 chapters Galatians 6 chapters Ephesians 6 chapters Philippians 4 chapters Colossians 4 chapters 1 Thessalonians 5 chapters 2 Thessalonians 3 chapters 1 Timothy 6 chapters 2 Timothy 4 chapters Titus 3 chapters Philemon 1 chapter Hebrews 13 chapters James 5 chapters 1 Peter 5 chapters 2 Peter 3 chapters 1 John 5 chapters 2 John 1 chapter 3 John 1 chapter Jude 1 chapter Revelation 22 chapters

Apocrypha

Daniel Greek 14 chapters Psalm 151 1 chapter Tobit 14 chapters Judith 16 chapters Esther Greek 16 chapters Wisdom of Solomon 19 chapters Sirach 51 chapters Baruch 6 chapters Letter of Jeremiah 1 chapter Song of the Three Young Men 1 chapter Susanna 1 chapter Bel and the Dragon 1 chapter 1 Maccabees 16 chapters 2 Maccabees 15 chapters 3 Maccabees 7 chapters 4 Maccabees 18 chapters 1 Esdras 9 chapters 2 Esdras 16 chapters Prayer of Manasseh 1 chapter

Pseudepigrapha

Book of Enoch (1 Enoch) 94 pages

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2 Enoch 39 pages Odes of Solomon 42 odes Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 65 pages Late Hebrew Testament of Naphtali 3 pages Levi — Aramaic and Greek Source Fragments 4 pages Apocalypse of Adam 21 codex pages Psalms of Solomon 22 pages Testament of Moses 11 pages 3 Baruch 9 pages Book of Jubilees 72 pages Letter of Aristeas 29 pages 2 Baruch / Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch 46 pages Fragments of a Zadokite Work / Damascus Document 36 pages Sibylline Oracles 30 pages The Ascension of Isaiah 11 chapters Testament of Job 25 pages The Cave of Treasures 6 parts The Apocalypse of Abraham 32 chapters Joseph and Asenath 29 chapters Joseph and Asenath — Supplementary Passages 8 chapters Life of Adam and Eve — Latin Vita 51 chapters Apocalypse of Moses — Greek Life of Adam and Eve 43 chapters Life of Adam and Eve — Slavonic Selections 13 chapters Adam and Eve — Doxology Variants (1: C; 2: Armenian; 3: Slavonic) 3 chapters

Old Testament Pseudepigrapha

Testament of Isaac 19 pages Testament of Jacob 14 pages Testament of Abraham — Longer Greek Recension 38 pages Testament of Abraham — Shorter Greek Recension 16 pages

Early Christian and Apocryphal Texts

Gospel of Peter 5 pages Infancy Gospel of James 11 pages Infancy Gospel of Thomas 19 chapters Gospel of the Nativity of Mary 9 pages History of Joseph the Carpenter 32 chapters Acts of Paul — fragments and other episodes 22 pages Acts of Paul and Thecla 2 sections Arabic Gospel of the Infancy 55 chapters Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew 42 chapters Epistle of the Apostles 51 sections Apocalypse of Peter 20 pages Apocalypse of Paul 31 pages Acts of Pilate, Part I 24 pages Descent into Hell 25 pages Acts of Thomas 75 pages Martyrdom of Polycarp 22 chapters Fragments of Papias 20 fragments Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 654 6 pages Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 1 5 pages Oxyrhynchus Papyrus 655 1 page

Related Literature

1 Clement 65 chapters 2 Clement 20 chapters Epistle of Barnabas 21 chapters Polycarp to the Philippians 14 chapters Didache 16 chapters Didascalia Apostolorum (Syriac tradition) 26 chapters The Ethiopic Didascalia 43 chapters Ignatius to the Ephesians 21 chapters Ignatius to the Magnesians 15 chapters Ignatius to the Trallians 13 chapters Ignatius to the Romans 10 chapters Ignatius to the Philadelphians 11 chapters Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans 13 chapters Ignatius to Polycarp 8 chapters Epistle to Diognetus 12 chapters Shepherd of Hermas — Visions 5 chapters Shepherd of Hermas — Mandates 12 chapters Shepherd of Hermas — Parables 10 chapters On a Contemplative Life 11 sections Life of Moses — Book I 60 sections Life of Moses — Book II 12 sections Life of Moses — Book III 39 sections Special Laws and Related Treatises 238 pages Philo — Embassy to Caius (Gaius) 46 sections Pistis Sophia 148 chapters Pistis Sophia — Later Scribal Note and Postscript 2 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Preface 1 chapter Antiquities of the Jews — Book 1 22 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 2 16 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 3 15 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 4 8 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 5 11 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 6 14 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 7 15 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 8 15 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 9 14 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 10 11 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 11 8 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 12 11 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 13 16 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 14 16 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 15 11 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 16 11 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 17 13 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 18 9 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 19 9 chapters Antiquities of the Jews — Book 20 11 chapters The Jewish War — Preface 1 chapter The Jewish War — Book 1 33 chapters The Jewish War — Book 2 22 chapters The Jewish War — Book 3 10 chapters The Jewish War — Book 4 11 chapters The Jewish War — Book 5 13 chapters The Jewish War — Book 6 10 chapters The Jewish War — Book 7 11 chapters Against Apion — Book 1 1 text Against Apion — Book 2 1 text Life of Josephus 1 text Book of Jasher (Ilive) 37 chapters Book of Jasher (Hebrew Tradition) 91 chapters Murdock 1851 — Source Subscriptions 27 chapters The Story of Ahikar — Syriac Version A 48 pages The Story of Ahikar — Syriac Version B fragment 3 pages The Story of Ahikar — Arabic Version 48 pages The Story of Ahikar — Armenian Version 45 pages Sayings of Ahikar — Aethiopic Fragments 1 page Ahikar — Aramaic Fragments from Elephantiné 3 pages Ahikar Parallel in the Life of Aesop — Greek Version 5 pages