Well, for starters, there are the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene avaliable at your local bookstore, along with the Zohar, which provides an analysis of the Torah. "Lost Books of the Bible" by William Hone contains many apocryphal books such as the Gospel of the Virgin Mary, the Infancy and Childhood of Christ, and the Apostle's Creed, along with Herod's letters to Pontitus Pilate and other things. "The Secret Teachings of Jesus" by Marvin Meyer contains the Gospels of James, Thomas, and John. "The Nag Hammadi Library" by James M. Robinson contains the complete Gnostic scriptures. Many biblical stories are also based on earlier legends and stories; for instance, chapter six of Genesis (the story of Noah's Ark) was primarily taken from the story of Utnapishtim and his Wife from the Epic of Gilgamesh, so you might want to look into some of those too.
[This message has been edited by Spungo (edited 04-23-2006).]
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