<Li> "letters of the kings" referenced by 2Maccabees 2: 13 </Li> <Li> "five books by Jason of Cyrene" referenced by 2Maccabees 2: 23: the author of 2 Maccabees here tells us that the work is abridged from the history by Jason . </Li> <Li> "the king's letter" referenced by 2Maccabees 11: 22 </Li> <P> Some suggest that Nestle's Greek New Testament lists some 132 New Testament passages that appear to be verbal allusions to paracanonical books . </P>

Old testament books not quoted in new testament