Pseudepigraphy
Definition
The deliberate attribution of the Areopagitic writings to Dionysius the Areopagite in order to lend weight to an apologetic uniting the Christian system with the hierarchical world of the Neoplatonists.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Apostolic Tradition
- Authorship
- Canon Formation
- Corpus Areopagiticum
- Erasmus
- Neoplatonism
- Testament Genre