pseudepigraphal love

pseudepigraphal

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the character of a pseudepigraph or of the pseudepigrapha.

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Examples

  • I think it is to the original NT Wrong what the Pastoral Epistles and other such pseudepigraphal works are to the authentic Pauline corpus - except that in this case the author of the original works is himself pseudonymous.

    The Deuterowrongian Corpus James F. McGrath 2009

  • Precisely which books (and why) constitute the canonical books in the Hebrew bible and the various Christian (Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox) bibles has fascinated me for many years, as has the exclusion of various pseudepigraphal works.

    Home Theater Forum DaveF 2010

  • Precisely which books (and why) constitute the canonical books in the Hebrew bible and the various Christian (Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox) bibles has fascinated me for many years, as has the exclusion of various pseudepigraphal works.

    Home Theater Forum DaveF 2010

  • Undoubtedly, for some in Israel and for some of the early Christians also, this included the acceptance of apocryphal and pseudepigraphal writings as sacred authorities.

    Latest Articles Bulletin for Biblical Research 6 2009

  • I think that, ultimately, yes, we need to have a more flexible understanding of Scripture and/or canon (i.e., the NT authors quoted from the MT, LXX, Targums, and pseudepigraphal works).

    finitum non capax infiniti 2009

  • It is God's word and, on the other side of that scrutiny, it is still going to be God's word. i would tread those waters in order to find out how God revealed himself: did he do it through a pseudepigraphal epistle or a Pauline epistle?

    finitum non capax infiniti 2008

  • So, if God wanted pseudepigraphal epistles in our New Testament, then that is what He did and it is my / our place to submit to His wisdom here.

    finitum non capax infiniti 2008

  • At the same time, this does not surprise me since, historically speaking, pseudepigraphal epistles and writings were all the rage in the ancient Mediterranean world at this time-despite what some Evangelicals say.

    finitum non capax infiniti 2008

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