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The Pseudepigrapha is a collection of Jewish literature that was penned between
200 B.C. and 200 A.D. All of these books were not included in the biblical
canon because they were not accepted by the first century Christians as inspired
by God. Nonetheless, they are very interesting.
Despite the names of these books, JCSM does not endorse them as biblical. Even though some of these books claim to be from Thomas or other, biblical characters, the evidence is heavily against these assertions. Please don't read the titles of these books and assume they were penned by the people named in them.
Enjoy reading these books. Don't treat them like the Bible, but treat them like ancient literature. Incidentally, "The Book of Enoch" was quoted in the Bible and it is believed to be an ancient document that was widely known and read at the time of Jesus Christ.
Some of these books were surely oral traditions that were passed down to many generations of Israelites. This may be one reason why they were not deemed inspired and infallible. We all know how traditional stories can become corrupted and changed if they are not recorded relatively quickly.
If you are wondering how to categorize these books, then perhaps you can think of them this way. What if a man who was literally inspired by God to write a particular part of the Bible had a friend who also recorded some historical events. Perhaps we should consider these books as authoritative as the "friend's" records; the friend that knew the inspired author, but was not one.
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