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).
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