What Does Pseudepigrapha Mean?

Pseudepigrapha are falsely attributed works, texts whose claimed author is not the true author, or a work whose real author attributed it to a figure of the past. In biblical studies, the term pseudepigrapha can refer to an assorted collection of Jewish religious works thought to be written c. 300 BCE to 300 CE.

What is the pseudepigrapha in the Bible?

Pseudepigrapha, in biblical literature, a work affecting biblical style and usually spuriously attributing authorship to some biblical character. Pseudepigrapha are not included in any canon. See apocrypha.

Where did the pseudepigrapha come from?

Pseudepigrapha comes from a Greek noun denoting writings with a false superscription or name; however, in modern dialogue surrounding early Christianity and Judaism, it has come to denote non-canonical writings (i.e. Testament of Job, 1 Enoch, Letter of Aristeas) according to the Protestant biblical canon.