Pseudepigrapha in the Pseudepigrapha: Mythical Books in Second Temple Literature

Updated by: 
Gu Nanjun
Research notes: 
reader checked 23/03/2012 AL
Reference type: 
Journal Article
Author(s): 
Schiffman, Lawrence H.
year: 
2004
Full title: 

Pseudepigrapha in the Pseudepigrapha: Mythical Books in Second Temple Literature

Journal / Book Title || Series Title: 
Revue de Qumran
Volume: 
21
Issue / Series Volume: 
3
Pages: 
429-438
Abstract: 

One of the interesting features of the books included in the so-called Pseudepigrapha, including some texts preserved at Qumran, is that these books (attributed in some cases to ancient Israelite figures) make mention of “pseudepigraphal” or, more accurately, imaginary books which functioned for the most part as avenues of divine revelation or as vehicles enabling the passing on of traditions from the patriarchs to later generations. This study will examine the specific context in which such “books” appear as well as their specific function, and it will reflect on the significance of this inner pseudepigraphal tradition for our understanding of pseudepigraphal literature in general.

Notes: 
Also in Qumran and Jerusalem: Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the History of Judaism , ed. Lawrence H. Schiffman, 383-392. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010.
Alternative title: 
RevQ
URL: 
https://www.jstor.org/stable/24640843#metadata_info_tab_contents
Label: 
21/02/2005
Record number: 
12 540