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Die Reihe Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies (DCLS) widmet sich vornehmlich der Erforschung der Bücher der griechischen Bibel (Septuaginta), die nicht im hebräischen Kanon enthalten sind, sowie der zwischentestamentlichen und der frühen jüdischen Literatur aus der Zeit vom 3. Jahrhundert v.Chr. bis zum 2. Jahrhundert n.Chr. Die Reihe wurde 2007 in Zusammenarbeit mit der "International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature" eröffnet. Sie bildet die passende Ergänzung zum Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook , das seit 2004 erscheint.

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The series Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Studies (DCLS)is concerned principally with research into those books of the Greek Bible (Septuagint) which are not contained in the Hebrew canon, and into intertestamentary and early Jewish literature from the period around the 3rd century BCE to the 2nd century CE. The series was launched in 2007 in collaboration with the "International Society for the Study of Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature". It provides a logical extension to the Deuterocanonical and Cognate Literature Yearbook, which has been published since 2004.

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The impact of earlier works to the literature of early Judaism is an intensively researched topic in contemporary scholarship. This volume is based on an international conference held at the Sapientia College of Theology in Budapest,May 18-21, 2010. The contributors explore scriptural authority in early Jewish literature and the writings of nascent Christianity. They study the impact of earlier literature in the formulation of theological concepts and books of the Second Temple Period.

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"Die Beiträge dieses Bandes bringen Leserinnen und Leser auf den gegenwärtigen Stand der Forschung [...]."Martin Vahrenhorst in: Theologische Literaturzeitung 139, Sp. 1136-11139, 10/2014

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Géza G. Xeravits, Budapest, Hungary; Tobias Nicklas, Regensburg, Germany; Isaac Kalimi, Chicago, IL, USA.

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