A new issue (39:2) of the journal Henoch includes a section devoted to “Dangerous Books:
Scribal Activity and Religious Boundaries in Late Antiquity and Beyond.” The section is edited by Flavia Ruani and Joseph E. Sanzo. The TOC is as follows:
Flavia Ruani – Joseph E. Sanzo, Introduction …………………………………….. 195
Daniele Tripaldi, Secret Books and Corporate Oaths. Coping with the Danger
of Circulating ‘Sacred’ Texts in Some Early Christian Writings (2nd – 4th
Century C.E.) …………………………………………………………………………………….. 201

Joseph E. Sanzo, Magic and Communal Boundaries. The Problems with
Amulets in Chrysostom, Adv. Iud. 8, and Augustine, In Io. tra. 7 ……………….. 227

Eduard Iricinschi, “They fabricate books in Ialdabaoth’s name” (Pan. 25,
3). Threatening Religious Books in Epiphanius of Cyprus’ Heresiology and in
the Nag Hammadi Writings ………………………………………………………………….. 247

Flavia Ruani, Books of Protection, Books of Perdition. Book Imagery in
Ephrem the Syrian’s Heresiology ………………………………………………………….. 270

Yonatan Moss, “A Religion Assembled from Many Religions”. A Syncretizing
Characterization of Islam attributed to Cyril of Alexandria ………………… 287

Gideon Bohak, Dangerous Books. The Hekhalot Texts as Physical Objects .. 306

David Frankfurter, Dangerous Books. An Afterword …………………………… 325