The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament (1985 Charlesworth), book

The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament: Prolegomena for the Study of Christian Origins (1985) is a book by James H. Charlesworth.

Abstract

This book is more than an introduction to Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha (1983-85). The goal of the work is to place the New Testament writings into its proper context of Early Judaism. A prominent concern of Charlesworth is the ignorance of the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha among many New Testament scholars, who prefer to read the New Testament in the context of Old Testament canonical traditions and nothing else. This text demonstrates the relevance of the Pseudepigrapha for New Testament scholarship, and reminds all scholars that Christianity owes much to its Jewish heritage. - Ronald Ruark, University of Michigan

Editions and translations

Published in Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Translated into Italian (1990).

• Gli pseudepigrafi dell'Antico Testamento e il Nuovo Testamento (1990 Charlesworth), book (Italian ed.)

Table of contents

Introduction 1. The Pseudepigrapha: New Opportunities and Challenges for the Biblical Scholar

• Introduction
• The Modern Study of the Pseudepigrapha
• New Opportunities and Challenges
• The Canon, Inspiration and the Pseudepigrapha
• Conclusion

2. The Pseudepigrapha, Early Judaism and Christian Origins

• Introduction
• Dating the Evidence
• Methodology: A Search for the Essence of Early Judaism
• Perceptions of Early Judaism and Christian Origins
• The Cosmic Theology of Early Judaism
• The Eschatological Anthropology of Early Judaism
• Conclusion

3. The Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament

• Introduction
• Scrutinizing the Literary Relationships Between the Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament
• The Pseudepigrapha and Dating the New Testament
• Messianism and Christology: A Major Problematic Term
• Conclusion

Notes Indexes