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What "Apocryphal" books are not in the recent ESV translation? *Experts Wanted!*

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As anyone who has it is has seen, the recently published ESV Apocrypha includes the Deuterocanon as well as 3 & 4 Esdras, The Prayer of Manasseh, 3 & 4 Maccabees, and Psalm 151. However, there are some Eastern churches that either currently include or used to include more "apocryphal" books in their canons. I've read about a few, myself, but I was hoping you guys could help me complete (and correct, if need be) the list. My only stipulation is that the books must be part of an actual published or bound Bible, not simply a list by a church leader or a collection of loose manuscripts. Here's what I have so far:

Laodiceans (Catholicism [Stuttgart and UBS Vulgate])
2 Baruch [includes the Epistle of Baruch] (Syriac Orthodox)
Psalms 152-155 (Syriac Orthodox)
4 Baruch (Ethiopian Orthodox)
1 Enoch (Ethiopian Orthodox)
Jubilees (Ethiopian Orthodox)
Ethiopic 1-3 Maccabees (Ethiopian Orthodox)
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (Armenian Orthodox)
Psalms of Solomon (Armenian Orthodox)
3 Corinthians [includes the Epistle of the Corinthians to Paul] (Armenian Orthodox)

That's what I've got so far. What did I miss? Thanks in advance!
 
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Well, it seems that no one else here is familiar with any other books. I found that the Ethiopian Orthodox has a Broader Canon that hasn't been printed in over a century, but it WAS printed, so I'll list the other books here:

Josippon
1-4 Sinodos
Book of the Covenant 1 & 2
Ethiopic Clement
Ethiopic Didascalia

Sadly, I cannot seem to find English versions of all of these, online or in print. Any help would be appreciated. 2 Sinodos has been published in the book Statutes of the Apostles, and the Ethiopic Didascalia has been published in the book titled Ethiopic Didascalia (appropriate). Both of these books are extremely old and have fallen into the public domain. You can download them for free on Google Books. On another note, I have found books that contain all the works listed in my initial post:



The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: Apocalyptic Literature & Testaments

1 Enoch
2 Baruch
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs


The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: Expansions of the "Old Testament" and Legends, Wisdom and Philosophical Literature, Prayers, Psalms and Odes, Fragments of Lost Judeo-Hellenistic Works

Jubilees
4 Baruch
"More Psalms of David" [may include Psalms 152-155; not sure]
Psalms of Solomon


New Testament Apocrypha, Volume 2: Writings Relating to the Apostles; Apocalypses and Related Subjects

Laodiceans
Acts of Paul [a work that includes 3 Corinthians]


Ethiopian Books of Meqabyan 1-3, in Standard English

1-3 Ethiopic Maccabees



These volumes are somewhat pricey, but I'll be purchasing them over the course of the year. I tried to link you guys to them, but I don't have enough posts yet, so you'll have to search for them. The first three are on Amazon and the last one is on a site called Lulu.
 
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