Other Gospels

There is a volume by the title of:

The Gnostic Gospels

Elaine Pagels

-1981 Vintage Books

Dr. Elaine Pagels is one of many who worked on translating a cache of codices found near Jabal al-Tarif, a section of cliff on the right bank marking the limit of the Nile valley and the arable land between Chenobskeia and Pabau. The fruit of that effort is recorded in a volume entitled:

The Nag Hammadi Library in English

James M. Robinson, General Editor

- 1978 Harper & Row

I believe, however, that it is the Infancy Gospels of "The Lost Books of the Bible and the Forgotten Books of Eden" that contain the relating of the events that you have described in your note. As far as I know all three of these works are currently available or orderable through most booksellers.

What follows is a listing of the contents of "The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden", "The Nag Hammadi Library", and "The Apocrypha".

Please feel free to extract this for your own reference.

"The Lost Books of The Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden" Total of 35 Works

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(The Lost Books of the Bible)

1 The Gospel of the Birth of Mary

2 Protoevangelion

3 1 The first Gospel of the INFANCY of Jesus Christ

4 2 Thomas's Gospel of the INFANCY of Jesus Christ

5 Epistle of Christ & Abgarus

6 Gospel of Nicodemus (formerly Acts of Pontius Pilate

7 The Apostles' Creed

8 Epistle of Paul to Laodiceans

9 Epistles of Paul & Seneca

10 Acts of Paul & Thecla

11 1 Epistle of Clement to Corinthians

12 2 Epistle of Clement to Corinthians

13 Epistle of Barnabus

14 Epistle of Ignatius to Ephesians

15 Epistle of Ignatius to Magnesians

16 Epistle of Ignatius to Trallians

17 Epistle of Ignatius to Romans

18 Epistle of Ignatius to Philadelphians

19 Epistle of Ignatius to Smyrnaeans

20 Epistle of Ignatius to Polycarp

21 Epistle of Polycarp to Philippians

22 1 Hermas Visions

23 2 Hermas Commands

24 3 Hermas Similitudes

25 Letters of Herod & Pilate

26 The Lost Gospel of Peter

(Forgotten Books of Eden).

27 1 The conflict of ADAM & EVE w/Satan

28 2 The 2nd book of ADAM & EVE

29 The Book of the Secrets of Enoch

30 The Psalms of Solomon

31 Odes of Solomon

32 Letter of Aristeas

33 4th book of MACCABEES

34 Story of Ahikar

35 Testament of Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulum,

Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Joseph, and Benjamin

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The Nag Hammadi Library Total of 52 Works

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1 The Prayer of the Apostle Paul

2 The Apocryphon (secret book) of James

3 The Gospel of Truth

4 The Treatise on Resurrection

5 The Tripartite Tractate

6 The Apocryphon of John

7 The Gospel of Thomas

8 The Gospel of Phillip

9 The Hypostasis of the Archons

10 On the Origin of the World

11 The Exegesis on the Soul

12 The Book of Thomas the Contender

13 The Gospel of the Egyptians

14 Eugnostos of the Blessed

15 The Sophia of Jesus Christ

16 The Dialogue of the Savior

17 The Apocalypse of Paul

18 The First Apocalypse of James

19 The Second Apocalypse of James

20 The Apocalypse of Adam

21 The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles

22 The Thunder, Perfect Mind

23 Authoritative Teaching

24 The Concept of Our Great Power

25 The Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth

26 The Prayer of Thanksgiving

(+ scribal note)

27 Asclepius

28 The Paraphrase of Shem

29 The Second Treatise of the Great Seth

30 Apocalypse of Peter

31 The Teachings of Silvanus

32 The Three Steles of Seth

33 Zostrianos

34 The Letter of Peter to Phillip

35 Melchizedek

36 The Thought of Norea

37 The Testimony of Truth

38 Marsanes

39 The Interpretation of Knowledge

40 A Valentinian Exposition

41 On the Anointing

42 On Baptism A

43 On Baptism B

44 On the Eucharist A

45 On the Eucharist B

46 Allogenes

47 Hypsiphrone

48 The Sentences of Sextus

49 The Gospel of Truth

50 Trimorphic Protennoia

51 The Gospel of Mary

52 The Act of Peter

** A section of Plato's "Republic" was also found together with the above works.

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The Books of the Apocrypha Total of 15 works

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1 1 Esdras

2 2 Esdras

3 Tobit

4 Judith

5 Remaining Chapters of the Book of Esther

6 Wisdom of Solomon

7 Ecclesiasticus (Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach)

8 Baruch

9 A Letter of Jeremiah

10 The Song of Three

11 Daniel and Susanna

12 Daniel, Bel, and the Snake (or Dragon)

13 Prayer of Manasseh

14 1 Maccabees

15 2 Maccabees

Total of 102 non-canonical works in three collections. There are still other works than these! It should be noted here that some of the Apocrypha are recognized as canon by some and are contained in some translations of Bible, usually included between the Old and New Testaments.