Carte - The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha: Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments - James H. Charlesworth

\n \nKey second-temple texts with introductions and notes by an international team of scholars--now available in affordable softcover bindings.\n \nThe 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.\n \nThis 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.\n \nContributors include E. Isaac, B.M. Metzger, J.R. Mueller, S.E. Robinson, D.J. Harrington, G.T. Zervos, and many others.\n \nOf enormous value to scholars and students, religious professionals and interested laypeople.\n \nPart of Anchor Yale Reference Library.\n