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Referring to this book:INSPIRED WRITINGS THAT CITE NON-INSPIRED WRITINGS FOR INSPIRATION
The apostle Paul–in both his speeches and writings–made extensive use of the late apocryphal work known as The Wisdom of Solomon--not to be confused with the Book of Proverbs, but instead, a late non-canonical apocryphal work attributed to “Solomon” that contained some odd ideas:
Romans 1:19-23 (compare Wisdom of Solomon 13:1-5)
Romans 1:24-23 (compare Wisdom of Solomon 14:22-31)
Romans 5:12-21 (compare Wisdom of Solomon 2:23-24)
Romans 9:19-23 (compare Wisdom of Solomon 12:12-18 and 15:7)
Romans 13:10 (compare Wisdom of Solomon 6:18)
1 Corinthians 2:9 (compare the non-canonical Ascension of Isaiah 11:34; also note that the early church father Origin said this verse in 1 Cor. was from the non-canonical, Apocalypse of Elijah–-Origen, Commentary on Matthew 27.9. Origin’s idea was bitterly disputed by Jerome (Letter 57 [to Pammachius] §9 [NPNF, 2nd series, vol. 6, p. 117]), who claimed the verse was taken from Isaiah 64:3-4 “according to the Hebrew text.” In fact, however, the Hebrew is only a very rough approximation of Paul’s language in 1 Corinthians 2:9, so Jerome may well have been wrong on this point. So, compare the Ascension of Isaiah 11:34 as originally noted.)
1 Corinthians 6:2 (compare Wisdom of Solomon 3:8)
1 Corinthians 10:4 (Jewish tradition)
2 Corinthians 11:14 (Life of Adam and Eve)
Galatians 3:19 (Jewish tradition; cf. also Acts 7:38, Acts 7:53, and Hebrews 2:2)
Ephesians 5:14 (Apocalypse of Elijah–So identified by Epiphanius, Against Heresies 1.3.42; see also Jerome, Commentary on Ephesians 3.5.15.)
Ephesians 6:11-17 (compare Wisdom of Solomon 5:17-20)
The authors of the New Testament employed—and even appealed to the authority of—non-canonical ideas, oral traditions, deuterocanonical, extracanonical writings, and varying textual recensions (like the Greek Septuagint Bible where it said something different from the Hebrew Bible):
Matthew 2:23 (unknown prophecy)
Matthew 23:2-3 (rabbinic tradition)
Matthew 27:24 (“Story of Susanna” = Daniel 13:46 LXX)
Mark 10:19 (“do not defraud” = Sirach 4:1 LXX)
Luke 11:49 (unknown scripture)
John 7:38 (unknown Scripture)
Acts 7:14 (vs. Exodus 1:5)
Acts 7:16 (cf. Genesis 50:12-14, Joshua 24:32)
Acts 7:20-30 (Jewish traditions about the early life of Moses)
Acts 7:36 (Testament of Moses)
Acts 17:27 (compare Wisdom of Solomon 13:6)
Acts 17:30 (compare Wisdom of Solomon 11:23)
2 Timothy 3:8 (Book of Jannes and Jambres),
Hebrews 1:6 (Septuagint and Dead Sea Scrolls),
Hebrews 10:5-6 (Septuagint),
Hebrews 11:4–5 (Book of Enoch),
Hebrews 11:35-37 (2 Maccabees 6-7, Martyrdom of Isaiah),
2 Peter 2:4 (Book of Enoch),
James 1:19 ( = Sirach 5:13),
James 4:5 (unknown Scripture),
Jude 9 (Assumption of Moses),
Jude 14-15 (Book of Enoch),
Revelation 15:3-4 (the Song of the Lamb--Note also that John 10:22 places Jesus at the Temple during the Feast of Dedication (i.e., Hanukkah), a religious celebration whose only scriptural justification is in the Books of Maccabees. [1 Maccabees 4:36-59; 2 Maccabees 1:18-2:19, 10:1-8])
Also, the structure of the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 most likely was familiar to many Jews in the first century BCE, since they were already evidence in the Dead Sea Scrolls before Jesus' day:
“[Blessed is he who walks] with a pure heart” (Dead Sea Scroll 4Q525 2:1); compare, “Blessed are the pure in heart” (Matt 5:8)
“Bles[sed] are those who rejoice in her” (Dead Sea Scroll 4Q525 2:2); compare “Blessed are you when men revile you... rejoice and be glad” (Matt 5:11–12)
Blessed is the man who... in the distress [or ‘meekness’] of his soul, does not despise her” (Dead Sea Scroll 4Q525 2:3–6), and, “In the meekness [or ‘meekness’] of righteousness bring forth [your] words...” (4Q525 4:20); compare “Blessed are the meek” (Matt 5:5).
Of course there's also the book of Enoch, mentioned by Jude and passages of which are cited by the author of Revelation. In fact recently scholars are acknowledging that the "Son of Man" figure mentioned in Enoch probably influenced early Gospel authors: http://www.amazon.com/Parables-Enoch-Pa ... ref=sr_1_1 And the Dead Sea Scrolls even mention a fascinating "Melchizadek" figure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11Q13 who is to "judge the holy ones of God, executing judgement."
http://www.amazon.com/Parables-Enoch-Pa ... ref=sr_1_1
Very interesting. I've never seen a list this extensive compiled.
