This series of Guides is designed to meet the needs of students of the apocryphal and pseudepigraphical writings in a concise and accessible format. The complete set of books will offer a comprehensive introduction to the literature. Each guide comprises

an introduction to the content and message of the particular book

a survey of the significant critical issues

an assessment of recent scholarship

signposts towards major critical works in the area

annotated bibliographies

Each guide is written by an acknowledged expert in the field, and the authors have drawn on their teaching experience for this series. The series editor, Michael Knibb, Professor of Old Testament Studies at King's College London, is internationally renowned for his work on the book of Enoch.

Jonathan Knight is a former Stephenson Fellow in the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield.