After extensive deliberations, The Council for the Top Fifty Ancient Jewish and Christian Books (TCTFAJCB) has revealed its choices for the Top Fifty Ancient Jewish and Christian Books, for your perusal and betterment. Here they are:
| 1 | Job |
| 2 | Gospel of John |
| 3 | Ecclesiastes |
| 4 | Revelation of John |
| 5 | 1 Enoch |
| 6 | Gospel of Mark |
| 7 | Homily on the Passion (Melito) |
| 8 | Jewish War (Josephus) |
| 9 | On the Creation (Philo) |
| 10 | Odes of Solomon |
| 11 | Apocryphon of John |
| 12 | 2 Maccabees |
| 13 | Ascension of Isaiah |
| 14 | Song of Solomon |
| 15 | Life of Adam and Eve |
| 16 | On the Contemplative Life (Philo) |
| 17 | Jonah |
| 18 | Daniel |
| 19 | The Instructor (Clement of Alexandria) |
| 20 | Testaments of the 12 Patriarchs |
| 21 | Against Heresies (Irenaeus) |
| 22 | The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity |
| 23 | Acts of the Apostles |
| 24 | Gospel of Thomas |
| 25 | Samuel |
| 26 | Gospel of Batholomew |
| 27 | Against Celsus (Origen) |
| 28 | Dialogue with Trypho (Justin Martyr) |
| 29 | 4 Ezra |
| 30 | Testament of Solomon |
| 31 | Genesis |
| 32 | 2 Enoch |
| 33 | Damascus Document |
| 34 | Antiquities (Josephus) |
| 35 | On the Eternity of the World (Philo) |
| 36 | Testament of Job |
| 37 | Abot |
| 38 | Tobit |
| 39 | Acts of Peter |
| 40 | The Shepherd (Hermas) |
| 41 | Songs of the Sabbath Sacrifice |
| 42 | Gospel of Truth |
| 43 | Numbers |
| 44 | Ezekiel |
| 45 | Judges |
| 46 | Jeremiah |
| 47 | Psalms |
| 48 | Pseudo-Clementine Recognitions |
| 49 | Exagogue |
| 50 | Jubilees |
We hope you will enjoy reading these works as much as we have enjoyed selecting them.
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