Title: Biblical figures outside the Bible
Description: "This book provides an entree into the vast and fascinating field of biblical figures in extra-biblical literature. Aimed at both specialists and general readers, the book contains thirteen essays on individual biblical characters, chosen for the rich diversity of traditions that have grown up around them. Each essay is written by a specialist in the field.

In addition to offering a general treatment of how the figure is portrayed in a given tradition or traditions, each essay includes a comprehensive, annotated bibliography, making this work a valuable reference tool."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Rabbinical literature, Bible, Apocryphal books (Old Testament), Criticism, interpretation, History and criticism, Biography, Early Christian literature, Apokryphen, Biographies, Critique, interprétation, Littérature rabbinique, Bibel, Vroegchristelijke literatuur, Alttestamentliche Apokryphen, Biblische Person, Rabbinische Literatur, Histoire et critique chrétiennes, Littérature chrétienne primitive, Aufsatzsammlung, Histoire et critique, Apocryphes (Ancien Testament), Apocriefen, Rabbijnse literatuur, Bijbelse personen, Christliche Literatur, 11.49 Bible: other, Bible, biography