Modern pseudepigrapha

Modern pseudepigrapha, or modern apocrypha, refer to pseudepigrapha of recent origin – any book written in the style of the books of the Bible or other religious scriptures, and claiming to be of similar age, but written in a much later (modern) period. They differ from apocrypha, which are books from or shortly after the scriptural period but not accepted into the religion's canon.

Examples

Works commonly alleged to be modern pseudepigrapha:

• The Archko Volume
• Book of Jasher (Pseudo-Jasher)
• Essene Gospel of Peace
• Gospel of Jesus' Wife
• Gospel of Josephus
• The Gospel of the Holy Twelve
• Letter of Benan
• Life of Issa (allegedly discovered by Nicolas Notovitch)
• The Lost Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles
• Oahspe

References

• Goodspeed, Edgar J. Famous Biblical Hoaxes or, Modern Apocrypha. Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1956