There are no lost Bible books.
I
know there are books mentioned throughout the Bible, but they are by
no means lost books. God decided which books would go into the Bible.
"Lost" gives the impression we were supposed to have it and
can't have it because they are "lost". However, this is a
false presumption, God just chose not to place those books in the
Holy Bible.
Those who state that books were lost, must make
the following argument. "God was only able to preserve 66 books,
not 67, 68, or 69." Now does that make sense? "Is anything
too difficult for the Lord? Is anything impossible for God? Was God,
Who created the universe out of nothing (Psalm 33:6), not able to
keep more than 66 books in print? There could be several reasons why
God chose not to place some of books in the Bible, but just because
the Bible mentions a book it does not mean that God intended for it
to be in the Bible. The Bible itself points out that some of it's
events are recorded in secular sources. For instance, Esther 10:2, "
. . . and all the acts of his power and of his might, and the
declaration of the greatness of Mordecai . . . are they not written
in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?"
This was the official diary and record of the Persian court. (See
also Esther 2:23; 6:1). The Chronicle books regarding the Medes and
Babylonians (Persia) were not recordings of the Jews themselves,
therefore they were not needed to be placed in the book. Mordecai was
just mentioned as he became a the king of Persias next in command.
The New Testament writers also quoted secular authors: Acts
17:28, ". . . as even some of your own poets have said. . ."
and Paul quotes verbatim 'Phainomena' by Aratus (270BC) and
Cleanthes' 'Hymn in Jov,' or 'Hymn to Zeus' by Epimenides Titus
1:12-13, "One of themselves, a prophet of their own said, 'The
Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.' This testimony
is true." and again he quotes from Epimenides. We understand
however, that when he quotes from these heathen poets, Paul is not
endorsing everything in their writings. Paul also mentions a letter
to the Corinthians which we don't have. We don't have it because we
don't need it.
If any books had been deleted from the
collection of Scripture that the Jews possessed, the coming of Jesus
Christ into the world provided an excellent opportunity for God to
set the record straight. Yet Jesus never once condemned or rebuked
the Jews for not having the right number of books in their Old
Testament. Jesus quoted extensively from the Old Testament and He
never once mentions or quotes from a book that we do not possess.
The truth is this, the 66 books of the Bible are all that God
wanted to be placed in His sacred book, He did not omit any because
He is trying to hide something from us. He placed every book where it
is for a reason and we need not question His reasoning. He knows what
we need and everything we need is contained in this book.
