pseudepigraphic
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The writings which finally did appear were almost inevitably anonymous or pseudepigraphic, because apostolic authority stood so high that no other could secure circulation.
From The Making of the New Testament by Benjamin Wisner Bacon
All are probably pseudepigraphic except the passages from Ezekiel and Joel.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
At a very early time the Synagogue disavowed the pseudepigraphic literature, which was the favorite reading matter of the sectaries and the Christians.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Henrietta Szold
Of these pseudepigraphic Hermetic writings some have come down to us in the original Greek; others survive in Latin or Arabic translations; but the majority appear to have perished.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Although considered to be pseudepigraphic by some, it carries significant meaning and insight into events of that time.
From First Book of Adam and Eve by Rutherford Hayes Platt
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