pseudepigraph

texts attributed to authors who did not write them, especially Jewish and Christian writings from the Second Temple period attributed to biblical figures; a form of authorized heteronymic authorship in ancient scribal culture
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pseudepigraph

Summary

pseudepigraph is a false attribution[1]. pseudepigraph has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • pseudepigraph's instance of is recorded as false attribution[3].
  • pseudepigraph is a type of apocrypha[4].
  • pseudepigraph's Commons category is recorded as Pseudepigrapha[5].
  • pseudepigraph's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pseudepigraphy[6].
  • pseudepigraph's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[7].
  • pseudepigraph's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • pseudepigraph's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/pseudepigrapha[9].

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Definition and Type

pseudepigraph's instance of is recorded as false attribution[3]. pseudepigraph is a type of apocrypha[4].

Why It Matters

pseudepigraph has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] pseudepigraph is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pseudepigraph_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{pseudepigraph}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pseudepigraph}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0230411-pseudoepigrafy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0230411-pseudoepigrafy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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