

No such manuscript of the Necronomicon has turned up, and until one does, it must be considered fictional. Secondly, there must be a manuscript that scholars can examine openly and subject to tests such as carbon dating and pollen analysis. However, there is no mention of a work called the Necronomicon until the 20th century. Manuscripts of the Book of Enoch were found in Ethiopia in the 17th century, and a papyrus of the Gospel of Judas finally turned up in the 21st century. The Gospel of Judas is mentioned in the writings of the Early Church Fathers as a heretical text. For instance, the Book (possibly Books) of Enoch were mentioned in the Bible. First of all, a text is usually referenced in other historic texts. "The provenance of a text is a set of criteria which scholars use to evaluate its authenticity.
