the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.

What is Pseudepigraphical?

: the ascription of false names of authors to works.

What does the word pseudepigrapha mean in the Bible?

In biblical studies, pseudepigrapha refers particularly to works which purport to be written by noted authorities in either the Old and New Testaments or by persons involved in Jewish or Christian religious study or history. ... An example of a text that is both apocryphal and pseudepigraphical is the Odes of Solomon.