History of Nathan the Prophet
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The History of Nathan the Prophet is one of the lost books of the Tanakh
. It may have been written by the Biblical prophet Nathan
, who may have been the author of other lost texts. The book is described in . The passage reads: "Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah
the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam
the son of Nebat?"
This text is distinguished here from what may be the identical manuscript, The Book of Nathan the Prophet
.
The book is found nowhere in the Tanakh
, so it is presumed to have been lost or removed from the earlier texts.
Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible
The non-canonical books in this article include Biblical apocrypha and Deuterocanonical books , Pseudepigrapha, writings from Hellenistic and other non-Biblical cultures, and lost works of known or unknown status...
. It may have been written by the Biblical prophet Nathan
Nathan (Prophet)
Nathan the Prophet was a court prophet who lived in the time of King David and Queen Bathsheba. He came to David to reprimand him over his committing adultery with Bathsheba while she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite whose death the King had also arranged to hide his previous transgression.His...
, who may have been the author of other lost texts. The book is described in . The passage reads: "Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah
Ahijah
Ahijah is a name of several Biblical individuals:# Ahijah the Shilonite, the Biblical prophet who divided the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.# One of the sons of Bela . In AV called "Ahiah."...
the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam
Jeroboam
Jeroboam was the first king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel after the revolt of the ten northern Israelite tribes against Rehoboam that put an end to the United Monarchy....
the son of Nebat?"
This text is distinguished here from what may be the identical manuscript, The Book of Nathan the Prophet
Book of Nathan the Prophet
The Book of Nathan the Prophet is a lost text that claims authorship by the Biblical prophet Nathan. It is described at . The passage reads: "Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the...
.
The book is found nowhere in the Tanakh
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
, so it is presumed to have been lost or removed from the earlier texts.
See also
- Table of books of Judeo-Christian Scripture
- Lost books of the New Testament
- Lost workLost workA lost work is a document or literary work produced some time in the past of which no surviving copies are known to exist. Works may be lost to history either through the destruction of the original manuscript, or through the non-survival of any copies of the work. Deliberate destruction of works...