Jeremy Payton writes here about the texts the canon left outside: the Apocrypha and the Gnostic Gospels, the Books of Enoch, the Book of Revelation, and the world of Second Temple Judaism that produced them all. Each article takes one text, one figure or one question, then reads it closely, with the manuscripts in view and conjecture labeled as conjecture. The newest articles are below; the eleven sections collect them by subject, so a reader who wants only the Apocrypha and Gnostic Gospels, or only Enoch, can follow a single thread from beginning to end.
Apocryphal Studies Deuterocanonical Books Enoch and the Watchers Giants and Nephilim Gnostic Beliefs Sayings of Jesus Mary Magdalene Early Christian Writings Revelation Explained Apocalyptic Visions Second Temple Judaism
