Paul and Pseudepigraphy (Pauline Studies, Book 8)

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revolving around the complex notion of pseudepigraphy, which continues

to be an important one in Pauline scholarship (at least in most circles).

Some of the essays raise questions regarding how we define and describe

the very concept of pseudepigraphal authorship, while others focus upon

how we study it in relation to particular letters, and others still explore

how it relates to various writings within and without the Pauline corpus.

There is also an important article that includes major works on pseude-

pigraphy from the ancient world.

i would like to thank my co-editor for this volume, Gregory Fewster, for

his willingness to help in editing and bringing this volume to completion.

With the appearance of this volume this year, we have regained some

semblance of regular appearance of volumes in the series.

The next two volumes currently scheduled to appear are as follows:

Volume 9: Paul and Gnosis (2014)

Volume 10: Paul and Scripture (2015)

As noted before, i would like to invite any scholars interested in making

contributions to one or more of these two volumes to be in contact with

me regarding submission. Contact information is provided below. The

pattern we follow is for submission of a proposed chapter by January 15

of the year in which the volume is to appear. The topics of the volumes

are being defined and interpreted broadly, so that papers that deal, for

example, with clearly related subjects are welcome alongside those that

conform more closely to the traditionally conceived subject.

i once again wish to thank all of the individual authors for their worthy

contributions to this eighth volume of essays in the PAST series. i hope

that we can continue to welcome submissions from scholars who have

contributed to previous volumes while welcoming new contributors as

well. There is no pre-decided or prescribed balance of fresh and repeat

contributors.

A volume such as this incurs many debts of gratitude and more tan-

gible support. i wish first of all to thank the individual institutions that

have supported the work of their scholars so that they can contribute to

volumes such as these. i also wish to thank the several people at brill

with whom i have continued to work over the years, including especially

Louise Schouten and Mattie Kuiper, who have been a direct help in vari-

ous ways as this project has taken shape and continued to develop and

come to fruition. i thank them for their patience as well. As mentioned

above, i wish to thank Gregory Fewster for joining me as co-editor for this

volume. Finally, i must, willingly and as always, thank my wife, Wendy,