pseudepigrapha

Noun

Meaning

52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

religious text sacred text sacred writing religious writing

Related terms

epigraphy pseudepigraphic pseudepigraphy pseudepigraphal

Examples

Almost all Zoroastrian pseudepigrapha is now lost, and of the attested texts—with only one exception—only fragments have survived. Source: Internet

Critical editions generally have settled on the Vulgate naming conventions, where Ezra and Nehemiah were 1 and 2 Esdras, Esdras A is 3 Esdras, and the Latin Apocalypse of Ezra is 4 Esdras (Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha). Source: Internet

Pseudepigrapha The Book of Jubilees refers to Noah and says that he was taught the arts of healing by an angel so that his children could overcome "the offspring of the Watchers ". Source: Internet

He is the author of several books, including Selected Studies in the Slavonic Pseudepigrapha. Source: Internet

Foxe's Chaucer both derived from and contributed to the printed editions of Chaucer's Works, particularly the pseudepigrapha. Source: Internet

Pseudepigraphal books main The term Pseudepigrapha commonly describes numerous works of Jewish religious literature written from about 300 BCE to 300 CE. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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