Theology

Armin D. Baum

Pseudepigraphie und literarische Fälschung im frühen Christentum

Mit ausgewählten Quellentexten samt deutscher Übersetzung

[Pseudepigraphy and Literary Fraud in Early Christianity. With a Selection of Reference Texts along with their German Translation. By Armin Daniel Baum.]

unrevised e-book edition 2019; Original edition 2001; 2001. XVI, 313 pages.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe 138

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Pseudepigraphic statements of authorship in antiquity were considered attempts to deceive. It cannot be proven that pseudepigrapha were understood merely as untrue statements of authorship without the intent to deceive. Rather, a statement was considered authentic if merely the wording did not come from the person to whom the statement was attributed. However, a statement was not considered to be authentic if the content did not come from the alleged author. In New Testament scholarship the thesis has become widespread that the pseudepigraphic statement of authorship of a book does not bring into question its canonicity, because pseudepigraphic writings in the early church were not considered to be forgeries. This argument is based on an historical presupposition, which cannot be supported by the sources at our disposal. The book contains an English summary.
Pseudepigraphic statements of authorship in antiquity were considered attempts to deceive. It cannot be proven that pseudepigrapha were understood merely as untrue statements of authorship without the intent to deceive. Rather, a statement was considered authentic if merely the wording did not come from the person to whom the statement was attributed. However, a statement was not considered to be authentic if the content did not come from the alleged author. In New Testament scholarship the thesis has become widespread that the pseudepigraphic statement of authorship of a book does not bring into question its canonicity, because pseudepigraphic writings in the early church were not considered to be forgeries. This argument is based on an historical presupposition, which cannot be supported by the sources at our disposal. The book contains an English summary.
Authors/Editors

Armin D. Baum Geboren 1965; Professor für Neues Testament an der Freien Theologischen Hochschule Gießen, Adjunct Professor für Neues Testament an der Evangelische Theologische Faculteit Leuven (B) und Visiting Professor für Neues Testament an der Theologische Universiteit Kampen (NL).

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: New Testament Abstracts — Vol.46 (2002), H.1, S. 186f
In: FAZ — Nr.5 (2002), S. 42
In: Tyche — Bd.16 (2001), S. 290ff (Hans Förster)
In: Review of Biblical Literature — www.bookreviews.org (A. Standhartinger)
In: Theological Studies — Vol.64 (2003), H.23, S. 622ff (John Byron)
In: Arbeitskreis f.Evangelikale Theologie — Jg.16 (2002), S. 255f (Michael Schröder)
In: Novum Testamentum — Vol.47 (2005), H.1, S.91ff (Christoph Stenschke)
In: Theologische Beiträge — Jg.34 (2003), H.1, S. 49ff (Christian Stettler)
In: Theologische Literaturzeitung — Jg.128 (2003), H.7/8, Sp.754ff (Michael Lattke)
In: Theologische Revue — Jg.99 (2003), H.4, Sp.296ff (Alfons Fürst)
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