A priceless collection of esoteric Jewish literature!

I have two copies of the Pseudepigrapha, my original one is the R H Charles version first published in 1913 and also containing 'Fragments of a Zadokite Work', which is actually a translation of the Damascus Document (CD), from the Cairo Geniza. Interesting to read before the discoveries at Qumran (4QMMT). However, the Charlesworth copies are eminently more extensive and to my great pleasure includes 'Pseudo-Philo (the 'Biblical Antiquities')' which R H Charles does not. The R H Charles also includes 'Pirke Aboth (Chapters of the Fathers)', which Charlesworth does not. There is no 'complete' list of Pseudepigrapha, for the most part editions seem to include those items that editors wish to include. R H Charles, for example limited his period from 200BCE to 100CE, covering a fairly narrow window of Second Temple period. His inclusions probably fall very short of the extant MSS, more recent discoveries excepted.

In 1983-1986 James H. Charlesworth edited two massive volumes and its documents provide valuable background for Second Temple Judaism and the New Testament and early Christianity. Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, we need to remember, are fictional writings that claim to be written by a character in the Old Testament or set in the same time period but not included in Jewish or Christian canons. While Pseudepigrapha provide priceless information, they also can be on the esoteric side, with such titles as The Eighth Book of Moses, The Dialogue between David and Goliath, Questions of the Queen of Sheba and Answers by King Solomon, and Quotations from the Lost Books in the Hebrew Bible.

APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE AND RELATED WORKS

1 (Ethiopic Apocalypse of) Enoch
2 (Slavonic Apocalypse of) Enoch
3 (Hebrew Apocalypse of) Enoch
Sibylline Oracles
Treatise of Shem
Apocryphon of Ezekiel
Apocalypse of Zephaniah
The Fourth Book of Ezra (4 Ezra)
Greek Apocalypse of Ezra
Vision of Ezra
Questions of Ezra
Revelation of Ezra
Apocalypse of Sedrach
2 (Syriac Apocalypse of) Baruch
3 (Greek Apocalypse of) Baruch
Apocalypse of Abraham
Apocalypse of Adam
Apocalypse of Elijah
Apocalypse of Daniel

TESTAMENTS (OFTEN WITH APOCALYPTIC SECTIONS)

Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
Testament of Job
Testaments of the Three Patriarchs
Testament of Abraham
Testament of Isaac
Testament of Jacob
Testament of Moses
Testament of Solomon
Testament of Adam

CHARLESWORTH VOLUME 2

EXPANSIONS OF "OLD TESTAMENT" AND LEGENDS

Letter of Aristeas
Jubilees
Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah
Joseph and Aseneth
Life of Adam and Eve
Pseudo-Philo
The Lives of the Prophets
Ladder of Jacob
4 Baruch
James and Jambres
History of the Rechabites
Eldad and Modad
History of Joseph

WISDOM AND PHILOSOPHICAL LITERATURE

Ahiqar
3 Maccabees
4 Maccabees
Pseudo-Phocylides
The Sentences of the Syriac Menander

More Psalms of David
Prayer of Manasseh
Psalms of Solomon
Hellenistic Synagogal Prayers
Prayer of Joseph
Prayer of Jacob
Odes of Solomon

Philo the Epic Poet
Theodotus
Orphica
Ezekiel the Tragedian
Fragments of Pseudo-Greek Poets
Aristobulus
Demetrius the Chronographer
Aristeas the Exegete
Eupolemus
Pseudo-Eupolemus
Cleodemus
Artapanus
Pseudo-Hecataeus

R H Charles Edition pub. 1913

Primitive History Rewritten From The Standpoint Of The Law

The Book Of Jubilees

Sacred Legends

The Letter Of Aristeas
The Book Of Adam And Eve
The Martyrdom Of Isaiah

Apocalypses

1 Enoch
The Testaments Of The XII Patriarchs
The Sibylline Oracles
The Assumption Of Moses
2 Enoch, Or The Book Of The Secrets Of Enoch
2 Baruch, Or The Syriac Apocalypse Of Baruch
3 Baruch, Or The Greek Apocalypse Of Baruch
4 Ezra

Psalms

The Psalms Of Solomon

Ethics And Wisdom Literature

4 Maccabbees
Pirke Aboth
The Story Of Ahikar

History

The Fragments Of A Zadokite Work (The Damascus Document - CD)