Pseudepigraphy and Coptic Apocrypha: Authority, Authenticity, and Worldbuilding
In Coptic apocrypha pseudepigraphy is ubiquitous. This article outlines the various types and layers of pseudepigraphy employed in this literature, and describes the ways in which authorship is attributed to both biblical characters and later patristic figures, often in combination. It also discusse...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
2023
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Early christianity
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 4, Pages: 512-528 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pseudepigraphy
/ Coptic literature
/ Coptology
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KBL Near East and North Africa TB Antiquity |
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worldbuilding
B Coptology B pseudo-documentarism B Pseudepigraphy B Apocrypha |
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