'lost' books of the bible

[samuel23]

just how many 'lost' books of the bible are there reckoned to be? I know that there is supposed to be a book of judas and a book of enoch, but how do we know these are 'lost' and how many others should there be?

[Octavius]

Potentially hundreds, we may never know. There is reported to be an endless amount of 'apocrypha' which is the greek term for 'those having been hidden away'.

Details of some of those writings and scriptiures relevant to the New Testament can be found here, and if you scroll down the page there is also tects which are 'believed to be' lost.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament_apo crypha

[Clanad]

The 'Lost Books" need not be Apocryphal or controversial for that matter.. The Scriptures themselves often refer to 'other' books that were known to the authors writing the various Books that are included in the Canon, such as:
The Book of Wars - Num. 21:14
The Book of Jasher - Josh. 10:13
The Chronicles of David - 1 Chron. 27:24
The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah - 2 Chron. 27:7; 35:27; 36:8
The Book of the Kings of Israel - 1 Chron. 9:1; 2 Chron. 20:34.
The Words of the Kings of Israel - 2 Chron. 33:18.
The Decree of David the King of Israel - 2 Chron. 35:4.
The Chronicles of Samuel the Seer - 1 Chron. 29:29
The Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet - 1 Chron. 29:29
The Book of Gad - 1 Chron. 29:29
The Book of the Prophet Iddo - 2 Chron. 13:22
The Words of Shemaiah the Prophet - 2 Chron. 12:15
The Deeds of Uzziah by Isaiah the Prophet - 2 Chron. 26:22; 32:32
The Book of Jehu - 2 Chron. 20:34
The Record book of Ahasuerus - Esther 2:23; 6:1
The Book of Remembrance - Mal. 3:16
The Book of Life - Dan. 12:1; Phil. 4:3; Rev. 20:11; 22:19
The Book of Judgment - Dan. 7:10; Rev. 20:12
The seven-sealed book - Rev. 5:1, 13.
An angel's book - Rev. 10:2

These are assumed to be esteemed works since the reference is usuall along the lines of "every one knows about..."

[m123f]

These books are not lost but rather did not find acceptance with the religious group. The Christians tried to have books that were the work of eyewitnesses and so by the time of Jerome rejected many books. He himself did not like what we call the Apocrapha but against his advice it was kept in the Christian Bible. The Jews rejected many books written after the exile because they were in the Greek language and the Jews wanted authentic books written in their older languages.