Old Testament Pseudepigrapha

The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Two-volume set James H. Charlesworth, ed.Hendrickson Academic, 2010ISBN 9781598564891 Softcover, 2104 pp.6.1 X 9.3 X 4.0 inches | 6.3 pounds The writers of the Bible, like any other authors, were dependent on a vast array of literary sources from their time--the ancient world. Many of these documents are tragically lost, but what remains provides insight into the voluminous, fascinating, complex, and dynamic literary world that shaped the expressions of faith found in the Old and New Testaments. Part of these extant sources are known as the Pseudepigrapha. This collection of Jewish and Christian writings shed light on early Judaism and Christianity and their doctrines.This landmark 2-volume set includes all 65 Pseudepigraphical documents from the intertestamental period that reveal the ongoing development of Judaism and the roots from which the Christian religion took its beliefs. A scholarly authority on each text contributes a translation, introductio