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The Old Testament pseudepigrapha / edited by James H. Charlesworth. - 1st ed. - Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1983-1985. - 2 volumes ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. Apocalyptic literature and testaments -- v. 2. Expansions of the "Old Testament" and legends, wisdom and philosophical literature, prayers, psalms, and odes, fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic works.

Expansions of the "Old Testament" and legends, wisdom and philosophical literature, prayers, psalms and odes, and fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic works. The writers of the Bible lived in a world filled with many writings. Some of these documents are lost forever, but many have been preserved. Part of these extant sources are the Pseudepigrapha. This collection of Jewish and Christian writings shed light on early Judaism and Christianity and their doctrines. This landmark 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, introduction, and critical notes for each text. Volume 2 includes expansions of the "Old Testament" legends, wisdom, and philosophical literature; prayers, psalms, and odes; and fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic Works.

ISBN: 0385096305 9780385096300 0385188137 9780385188135

LCCN: 80002443

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Apocryphes (Ancien Testament)--Critique, interprétation, etc.
Apokryphen
Bibel--Altes Testament
Pseudepigraphen
Apocrypha--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
Deuterocanonieke boeken.
Apocriefen.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Reference works.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Reference works.

LC Class. No.: BS1692 / 1983

Dewey Class. No.: 229

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 000114934