"These essays arose from the five meetings of The Pseudepigrapha and Christian Origins seminar of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas held from 2000 to 2006 and attended by renowned experts from around the world. In these important meetings, the relation between the Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament was discussed systematically and intensively in a way never approached before. The scholars focused upon the use, adaptation, reinterpretation and further development of non-canonical traditions in the canonical writings of Early Christianity. The fruit of their labours are gathered around the following topics: The Pseudepigrapha and the Synoptic Gospels, the Gospel of John, the Epistles of Paul, the Other New Testament Writings, and the Revelation of John. This collection is essential for scholars working in the field today."--BOOK JACKET.

Gerbern S. Oegema is Professor of Biblical Studies and Director of the Centre for Research on Religion at McGill University. James H. Charlesworth is George L. Collord Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary and director of the seminary's Dead Sea Scrolls Project. He is the editor the Jewish and Christian Texts in Context and Related Studies Series.