Pseudonymity is defined as “the practice of creating new works in the name of a famous deceased author”, and this practice was widespread among Jewish writers, with the practice being utilized to portray actual writings of Biblical figures such as Daniel, Enoch, Noah, David, Solomon, Isaiah, Ezra and Moses (Harris, 2014, p. 387). Scholars believe these pseudonymous writings were not intended to deceive others into believing they were the works of the pseudonymous writer, but to perpetuate the beliefs of the apostle in which the writings were prescribed.
Unlike authorship of today, this practice was not necessarily uncommon, and was widely accepted as the writer was free to utilize their master’s name to compose writings to further, what
Unlike authorship of today, this practice was not necessarily uncommon, and was widely accepted as the writer was free to utilize their master’s name to compose writings to further, what