pseudepigrapha

noun plural

Spurious writings, especially writings falsely attributed to biblical characters or times.

noun plural

A body of texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 and spuriously ascribed to various prophets and kings of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Spurious writings; specifically, those writings which profess to be Biblical in character and inspired in authorship, but are not adjudged genuine by the general consent of scholars; those professedly Biblical books which are regarded as neither canonical nor inspired, and from their character are not worthy of use in religious worship.

noun

Writings falsely ascribed to biblical times, especially to 3rd century Judaic scripture.

noun

52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature