What are the Lost Books of the Bible

Much biblical scripture, manuscripts, and books have been lost or forgotten.

The Bible does not include certain lost biblical scripture.
 

The original scriptures were manuscripts, codices, and letters, not books as we know them.
"Officially," the biblical canon of what books to include in the Bible was decided by the Roman Council of Nicaea during their meeting in AD 325.

The Council of Nicaea condemned much of the early Bible scriptures for various reasons, including the following:

• in contrast to the majority of other writings,

• being written by unknown authors,

• their writings being unpleasant,

• not important enough, or

• contrary to their beliefs.
   

In addition, some scriptures were not well used or copied and were just forgotten.

Many of the lost biblical manuscripts are known and referenced in other biblical writings.

 

The modern Protestant Bible mentions several of the lost books.
 

• Jesus mentions the Book of Jashar when speaking to Joshua. Joshua 10:13

• David, when he is mourning the death of Saul, mentions the Book of Jashar. 2 Samuel 1:18

• 1 Chronicles 29:29 mentions the books of Nathan and Gad, as well as Samuel.

• The Bible mentions half a dozen other biblical books.

• The modern Bible does not include any of these books, even though the Bible itself mentions them.
  
   

The question one should ask is
 

• If these scriptures were beneficial enough to be used by disciples of the past, our forefathers, so to speak, and Jesus himself, why were they not included in the modern Bible?

• Shouldn't these scriptures be considered sufficient and profitable for us in modern times?
  Those who decided to leave them out may have been biased in some way.
  
   

Believers used many of these lost manuscripts before 1611.
 

• The Great Bible, used by King James, was so large it had to be chained to the pulpit.
  In 1611, King James insisted on writing a new Bible, consisting of 66 books, that parishioners could carry.

• The Ethiopians use a Bible of 88 scrolls of scriptures (books), of which 22 are not in the modern Protestant Bible.

• The Catholic canon in 367 had 73 "authorized" books.

• Greek Orthodox had a Bible with 79 books.

• Early Hebrews used approximately 100 different scrolls considered God-inspired scripture.
  Throughout the history of the Bible, people wrote and used over 400 different scrolls.
  However, it is not positively known whether they were God-inspired, personal essays and thoughts of believers, or the truth inspired by divine intervention. 

• The early religious leaders narrowed all this scripture down to 66 books believed to be the most authoritative.