BRANDON W. HAWK is associate professor of English at Rhode Island College, with expertise in Old English, the transmission of the Bible and apocrypha, digital humanities, media studies, and the history of the book. His interests in research and teaching encompass what might be called "transmission studies" the afterlives of texts, including circulation, translations, adaptations, and re-presentations in various cultures and media.
"Apocryphal literature offers a fascinating glimpse into the
creativity surrounding the Biblical past in the premodern Jewish
and Christian imagination--but it is also infamously confusing.
Brandon Hawk here offers a guide of unprecedented scope and
clarity, making up-to-date specialist findings accessible to
everyone. The result is an invaluable resource for teaching but
also a delight to read for anyone curious about the Biblical past
outside the Bible." --Annette Yoshiko Reed, professor of religious
studies and Jewish studies, New York University
"Brandon Hawk has compiled a highly readable and concise
introduction to the texts you've heard so much about but didn't
know where to begin your own exploration. This is the guide you
need from an expert in the field. Hawk's analyses emphasize the
value of apocrypha, both over time for their contributions to
culture and over space for the communities who even today consider
some of these texts Scripture. There is no (and never has been) one
Bible for all people, no single set of universal beliefs. And Hawk
shows why the world is better for it." --Dr. Tony Burke, editor of
the series New Testament Apocrypha: More Noncanonical
Scriptures
"Brandon Hawk's clear and engaging book covers all the major
ancient apocryphal writings, from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the
gnostic literature to the non-Biblical apocalypses. It is a
must-read for everyone who is interested in these fascinating but
little-known texts." --Dr. Lorenzo DiTommaso, professor, Department
of Religions and Cultures, Concordia University
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