Reprint of the edition of 1926; Hone's edition orig. publ. 1820. ( )

Good for reference Much of it is drivel but good for comparison ( )

I somewhat dry but at times interesting ancient texts which were not included in the Bible. ( )

A good (but older and incomplete) collection of works that did not make it into the Bible. There are many newer works with more up-to-date introductions and more contemporary translations (and additional, more recently discovered books) that I would recommend over this. (Hone died in 1842). Depending on your interests [The Other Bible], [The Gnostic Bible], [The Nag Hammadi Library in English], [The Nag Hammadi Scriptures], or [The Complete Gospels] will serve you better.

(If you wish to read every scrap of literature that did not appear in the Bible then read [Old Testament Apocrypha], [Old Testament Pseudepigrapha], [New Testament Apocrypha] (2 vols.) by [[Schneemelcher]] supplemented by [The Tchacos Codex].)

Good for its time but there are more readable (and more complete) books than this one.

-Kushana

As a collection of ancient manuscripts, this is an excellent book. Reading many of them, you can certainly understand why they were left out of the orthodox Bible. A worthwhile read. ( )