Apocrypha

General

• Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs — The Sons of Jacob • 1900 BC
  Genuine by consensus.
• Jubilees — An angel? • 1200 BC
  No particular consensus; cited by some Fathers as a resource.
• Wisdom of Solomon — Solomon • 950 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• Judith • 800 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• Tobit — Tobias • 800 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• Ahikar • 750 BC
• Prayer of Manasseh — Mannases • 687 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• Baruch — Baruch bar Neriah • 600 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• Epistle of Jeremiah — Jeremiah the Prophet • 600 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• Prayer of Azariah — Azariah • 600 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• Susanna — Daniel the Prophet • 600 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• Bel and the Dragon — Daniel the Prophet • 580 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• 1 Esdras — Ezra the Prophet • 500 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• 2 Esdras — Ezra the Prophet • 450 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• 2 Baruch — Baruch? • 400 BC
• 3 Baruch / Apocalypse of Baruch — Baruch? • 450 BC
• 4 Baruch — Baruch? • 430 BC
• Additions to Esther • 400 BC
  Canonical.
• 1 Enoch — Enoch • 300 BC
  Genuine by consensus.
• Apocalypse of Abraham — Abraham? • 300 BC
  No particular consensus; probably not genuine, but is referenced by some Fathers as being a valid source of tradition.
• Epistle of Aristeas — Aristeas, Courier of Ptolemy II • 290 BC
  This text is genuine both by consensus and modern scholarship; the only reason it is in this section and not the Patristics section is because it is included in some Old Testament manuscripts.
• Psuedepigrapha Vol. 2 • 261 BC
  Collection of Apocryphal texts.
• Apocalypse of Adam • 250 BC
• Apocalypse of Daniel • 250 BC
• Sirach — Jesus ben Sirach • 187 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• Pseudepigrapha Vol. 1 • 150 BC
  Collection of Apocryphal texts.
• Testament of Abraham • 130 BC
• Testament of Adam • 130 BC
• 2 Maccabees — Jason of Cyrene • 124 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• 1 Maccabees • 110 BC
  Deuterocanonical.
• Life of Adam and Eve • 60 BC
  No particular consensus; is cited by some Fathers as a container of true tradition, and is even alluded to in the Antiphon of Holy Thursday.
• 2 Enoch / Slavonic Enoch — Pseudo-Enoch • 50 BC
  Heretical by consensus.
• 3 Enoch — Rabbi Ishmael • 50 BC
  Heretical by consensus.
• Apocalypse of Elijah • AD 30
• Letter of Jesus to Abgar — Jesus? • AD 31
  Eusebius of Caesarea claims that this text is authentic, and no Fathers dispute him simply because, were it a forgery, it would change nothing. It fits the tradition about Thaddeus of Edessa, so many other Fathers also take it to be genuine.
• Didache — The Twelve Apostles • AD 33
  Genuine by consensus.
• 1 Clement — Clement of Rome • AD 50
  Genuine by consensus. The reason this is in this section and not the Patristics section is because it is in some manuscripts of the New Testament.
• Apostolic Constitutions — The Twelve Apostles • AD 50
  Genuine by consensus; cited as canon "law."
• Paul the Apostle — Epistles of Paul with Seneca — Paul the Apostle • AD 65
  Genuine by consensus.
• 2 Clement — Clement of Rome • AD 70
  Genuine by consensus. The reason this is in this section and not the Patristics section is because it is in some manuscripts of the New Testament.
• Liturgy of James — James the Just • AD 70
  Genuine by consensus.
• Odes of Solomon — Solomon? • AD 80
  Disputed.
• Ascension of Isaiah • AD 87
• Apocalypse of Ezra — Ezra? • AD 90
  Disputed.
• Pseudo-Matthew — Matthew • AD 90
  Genuine by consensus; see Jerome's letter on this text.
• Apocalypse of Peter — Peter • AD 100
  Genuine by consensus.
• Apology of Aristedes — Aristedes • AD 125
  Genuine.
• Mathetes to Diognetus — Mathetes • AD 130
  Genuine.
• Acts of Paul, Peter, John, Andrew, and Thomas • AD 145
• Mythological Acts of the Apostles • AD 150
• Sybilline Oracles • AD 150
• Acts of Thaddeus • AD 200
• The Acts of Peter and Twelve • AD 200
  Gnostic.
• Clementine Homilies • AD 250
  Forgery by consensus.
• Gospel of Nicodemus / Acts of Pilate — Nicodemus? • AD 33
  Genuine by consensus.
• Pseudepigrapha Vol. 2
  Collection of Apocryphal texts.