Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism: Message, Context, and Significance
Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism: Message, Context, and Significance

Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism: Message, Context, and Significance

by Daniel M. Gurtner

Pages 464
Publisher Baker Academic
Published 11/3/2020
ISBN-13 9780801049873
This book introduces readers to a much-neglected and misunderstood assortment of Jewish writings from around the time of the New Testament. Dispelling mistaken notions of "falsely attributed writings" commonly inferred from the designation "pseudepigrapha," Daniel Gurtner demonstrates the rich indebtedness these works exhibit to the traditions and scriptures of Israel's past. In surveying numerous of the most important works, Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism shows how the Pseudepigrapha are best appreciated in their own varied contexts instead of reading them as mere "background" to early Christianity or emerging rabbinic Judaism.

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