Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1: More Noncanonical Scriptures

This work stands among the most important publications in biblical studies over the past twenty-five years. Richard Bauckham, James Davila, and Alexander Panayotov’s new two-volume collection of Old Testament pseudepigrapha contains many previously unpublished and newly translated texts, complementing James Charlesworth’s Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and other earlier collections.

Including virtually all known surviving pseudepigrapha written before the rise of Islam, this volume, among other things, presents the sacred legends and spiritual reflections of numerous long-dead authors whose works were lost, neglected, or suppressed for many centuries. Excellent English translations along with authoritative yet accessible introductions bring those ancient documents to life for readers today.

Richard Bauckham is professor emeritus at the University of St. Andrews and senior scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He is a fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His many publications include God Crucified; The Jewish World Around the New Testament; “Son of Man,” vol. 1, Early Jewish Literature; “Son of Man,” vol. 2: Gospels and Jesus; and Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, which won the Michael Ramsey Prize.

James R. Davila is professor of early Jewish studies at the University of St. Andrews.

Alexander Panayotov is research associate in the Divinity Faculty at the University of Cambridge.

James H. Charlesworth is George L. Collord Professor of New Testament Language and Literature and Director and Editor of the Dead Sea Scrolls Project at Princeton Theological Seminary.