4 Ezra, Chapter 14
Apocryphal text in which Ezra dictates 204 books by divine inspiration, with 70 to be kept secret for the wise, cited on the tradition of hidden wisdom transmitted alongside public Scripture.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers
— Chapter 14 quoted: command to Moses and to Ezra about public and hidden writings
"These words you shall publish openly, and these you shall keep hidden."