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Ψευδοεζεκιήλ
Ezekiel Pseudo
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Pseudo-Ezekiel is the modern name given to the unknown author of an ancient Jewish text. This work was written during the late Second Temple period, a time spanning from roughly the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE. The author's real identity, background, and life story are completely lost to history.

The text, often called the Apocryphon of Ezekiel, is a pseudepigraphical work, meaning it was written under the assumed name of the biblical prophet Ezekiel. It survives only in fragments discovered among the Dead Sea Scrolls in the mid-20th century. These fragments contain visions and prophecies presented as revelations to Ezekiel, including a notable passage that vividly describes the resurrection of the dead using the metaphor of dry bones coming back to life. The complete original work is lost.

According to modern scholars, Pseudo-Ezekiel is significant because it provides direct evidence of the diverse religious ideas circulating in Jewish communities during the Hellenistic and early Roman eras. It is a key example of apocalyptic literature, a genre that explores divine revelations about the end times. The text’s themes, especially its detailed vision of resurrection, help academics trace the development of Jewish eschatological and messianic beliefs in the centuries before and during the rise of Christianity. It represents a creative reinterpretation and expansion of the themes found in the canonical biblical Book of Ezekiel.

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Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Ἀναστάσεως
Fragments on Resurrection
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