While the early Church exercised proper discernment, and the Canon of the New Testament was soon definitely recognised and universally accepted, the apocryphal writings were not without influence. The sacred legends, the ecclesiastical traditions, all too potent in their effect, are in many cases to be traced to these writings. Much that Rome inculcates is derived from these books, which the Western Church constantly rejected.  
 
Included are: 
 
The Protevangelium of James 
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew 
The Gospel of the Nativity of Mary 
The History of Joseph the Carpenter 
The Gospel of Thomas 
The Gospel of Nicodemus 
The Letter of Pontius Pilate 
.. and many more ...