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📜 What Are the “Missing Books” of the Bible?
Historically, several ancient texts were once widely read by early Christians and Jews, taught by the Apostles, but were later excluded from the canon.

These include:
Tobit
Judith
Wisdom of Solomon
Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)
Baruch
1 & 2 Maccabees
Additions to Esther and Daniel – including Susanna”
1 Enoch and others

These texts—often called the Apocrypha or Deuterocanonical books—were included in early versions of the Septuagint and Christian Bible Codices but were later removed or sidelined during the Protestant Reformation and other canon debates.

“Susanna [an Apocrypha] is true, but was concealed and removed from the Scriptures by men themselves not very far removed from the counsel of these elders.… removed by these rulers of Sodom, as the Spirit would call them. …” Origen’s letter to Africanus, 248 AD. www.newadvent.org/fathers/0414.htm.

Origen’s writings are “the main source of information on the use of the texts that were later officially canonized as the New Testament,” and he is referring to the Jewish leaders who removed Susanna from their Jewish canon.

"A century and a half later, Jerome (390 AD) would develop his idea of Hebraica Veritas, the concept that the canon as the Jews of his time accepted it is the true original Christian canon – a view directly contrary to the evidence provided by Origen’s much earlier letter. But it is Jerome’s view (coming 360 years after Christ, as far removed from His preaching as we are from the Great Plague that caused young student Isaac Newton to abandon his formal studies, flee Cambridge University, and invent the theory of Gravity and calculus) that would lead Protestants to eliminate Susanna from their own canon of Scripture - even though that is a step that Jerome himself refused to take, saying that 'the man who makes this a charge against me proves himself to be a fool and a slanderer; for I explained not what I thought but what they commonly say against us.'" - Matthew McWhorter

⚖️ A Lawyer’s Life-or-Death Investigation
Matthew McWhorter wasn’t looking for God—he was trying to disprove Him. A successful attorney and self-described atheist, McWhorter faced a devastating health crisis that nearly ended his life. With time running out, he turned his legal training toward a new case: Was Jesus real? Was the resurrection a hoax?

What he found shocked him.

“I approached it like any other investigation,” McWhorter says. “No theology. No filters. Just evidence.” It is the historical evidentiary record that he found in his research that led him to the so-called missing books—texts that, in his view, reinforce the resurrection narrative and fill in critical gaps about the nature of God, the early church, and the spiritual war still raging today.

I am not a Roman Catholic apologist attacking Protestantism: Protestants brought the Case for Christ. I was an atheist lawyer who reviewed the evidence.

My verdict: Christianity is true, and the Protestant Bible is missing books that the Apostles taught. - Matthew McWhorter

📚 Canon Crossfire: The Book and the Backlash
McWhorter’s findings are now compiled in his new book, Canon Crossfire, available at CanonCrossfire.com. In it, he argues that the removal of these texts has distorted the public’s understanding of Jesus, especially His authority, His fulfillment of prophecy, and the spiritual dimensions of His mission.

He recently sat down with podcaster Sarah Westall to discuss his journey from skepticism to faith, and why he believes every Christian—and every seeker—should read the books that were left out.

🧩 Why It Matters
Historical distortion: Many of these books were revered by early Christians and quoted by Church Fathers.

Spiritual clarity: They offer deeper insight into themes like resurrection, judgment, and divine justice.

Modern relevance: In an age of disinformation, McWhorter argues, truth matters more than ever.

As debates over biblical authority and censorship intensify, Canon Crossfire is igniting a new conversation: What if the truth about Jesus has been hiding in plain sight all along?

Sources:
https://christianpure.com/learn/missing-books-protestant-removal-bible
https://www.bibleanalysis.org/what-are-the-lost-books-of-the-bible-and-why-were-they-excluded-from-the-traditional-biblical-canon/
Bart Ehrman – 17 Books Removed from the Bible

For Interviews Contact: CJ Wheeler - 858-472-4285 [email protected]

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