PSEUDEPIGRAPHA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Pseudepigrapha" is a kind of...):

religious text; religious writing; sacred text; sacred writing (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)

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