How can you read banned books of bible?

Answer 1

There are many books which are apocryphal or pseudoephigraphical as they are called. You should be able to find them in any university library. The Old Testament Apocrypha include: 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras, Tobit, Judith, Additions to Esther (or the entire book of Esther), Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach or Sira, Baruch, The Letter of Jeremiah, The Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Men (addition to Daniel), Susanna (Daniel), Bel and the Dragon (Daniel), The Prayer of Manasseh, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees (there are 4 books of Maccabees), 1 Enoch, Assumption of Moses, 3 Baruch, The Apocalypse of Elijah, The Ascension of Isaiah.

The New Testament Apocrypha include: Epistle of Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, Apocalypse of Peter, The Epistle of Paul to the Laodiceans, Preaching of Peter, Gospel According to the Egyptians, Gospel According to the Hebrews, Traditions of Matthias, The Didache, Barnabas, Jannes and Jambres, Prayer of Joseph, Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, 1 Clement, 2 Clement, Apostolic Constitutions, Acts of Paul.

Many of these books are included in The Bible of some Christians but not others. For example the Book of Esther is included in the Catholic bible but not protestant bibles. Books like Judith and the Song of Azarias from the Book of Daniel were translated into Anglo-Saxon, but are not longer in modern English bibles.