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Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament
as Part of Christian Literature: The case of the Testaments of the Twelve
Patriarchs and the Greek Life of Adam and Eve M. De Jonge |
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The primary witnesses
of the writings called Pseudepigrapha of the Old
Testament are, in great majority, of Christian provenance. It has been
customary for scholars to look for an originally Jewish form of the
documents, reflecting Jewish life and thought in the period between 200 BCE
and 100 CE. In this volume, M. de Jonge argues that
these writings should, first of all, be studied as documents relevant for
Christians. This volume
incorporates essays written earlier by the author as well as a number of new
chapters. The first part deals with general questions concerning the
transmission of the pseudepigrapha of the Old
Testament whereas the second part has a particular focus on the Testaments
of the Twelve Patriarchs and the Greek Life of Adam and Eve. Marinus De Jonge,
Emeritus
Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature of |
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