In today’s episode of The Word Made Human, we’re diving into one of the most revealing, and most misunderstood, features of the Bible: the phenomenon of pseudepigrapha—texts written under someone else’s name. Far from being a scandal, this ancient practice opens a window into the real process by which scripture was shaped: not by a single divine voice, but by generations of human authors adapting old stories to new crises. In this conversation, we’ll explore how pseudepigraphy functioned, why it was so common, and what it tells us about the Bible as a profoundly human creation—and why recognizing that truth changes how we read it today.

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