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Classic articles from experts in the field

This collection of essays includes the work done by members of the Pseudepigrapha Group of the Society of Biblical Literature. Attention is given to genre and reception history of the Testament of Joseph and the figure of Joseph in other early Jewish texts.

Features:

• Foundational essays for students interested in Second Temple Judaism
• Discussion of Joseph in Pseudo-Philo, Joseph and Asenath, Philo, Josephus, and other texts
• Essential background on the history of pseudepigrapha research

George W. E. Nickelsburg Jr. is Emeritus Professor of Religion at the University of Iowa. He is the co-editor of Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters (Scholars Press), and the author of Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah, 2nd ed. (Fortress), and Ancient Judaism and Christian Origins: Diversity, Continuity, and Transformation (Fortress).