Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament as Part of Christian Literature
The Case of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs and the Greek Life of Adam and Eve
Biographical note
Marinus de Jonge, Emeritus Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at Leiden University, has published extensively on the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. His works include a critical edition of the text (Brill, 1978) and a commentary to it (Brill, 1985). He also wrote a Guide to the Greek Life of Adam and Eve (1997).
Readership
Scholars and advanced students interested in Old Testament, New Testament and Early Christianity.
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