Description
Forgery and Counter-Forgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics by Bart Ehrman, the New York Times best-selling author of Misquoting Jesus and recognized authority on early Christianity, is the first major contemporary work on forgery in early Christian literature. It examines the motivation and function behind Christian literary forgeries. Ehrman guides readers through Christian literary forgeries of the first four centuries CE while providing coverage of other ancient texts. He asks why early Christians lied about themselves when writing polemical works; and then answers by showing how unknown Christian authors used forgeries to defend their own faith and attack other interpretations of early Christianity. He further asks why many scholars resist acknowledging their forgeries; and he answers that the forgeries uncomfortably call into question the authority of the New Testament. The book is essential reading for those interested in early Christianity and the New Testament.
About the Author
Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Professor Ehrman completed his M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees at Princeton Seminary; author of over 25 books, including Orthodox Corruption of Scripture, second edition (OUP, 2011), Misquoting Jesus (HarperOne), and The New Testament, fifth edition (OUP, 2012). Widely recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on the New Testament and early Christianity, he has lectured at major universities throughout North America and has been featured on CNN, BBC, the History Channel, National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, A&E, major PBS stations, and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. New York Times best-selling author.
Reviews
Few books have so effectively challenged the basis of scriptural authority in Christianity. * London Review of Books *
This is a rich study on a broad range of documents ... that will stimulate further, needed research. * Ilaria L.E. Ramelli, Filologia Neotestamentaria *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199928033
Author Bart D. Ehrman
Format Hardback
Page Count 624
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 953g
Dimensions(mm) 157mm * 236mm * 51mm
About the Author
Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Professor Ehrman completed his M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees at Princeton Seminary; author of over 25 books, including Orthodox Corruption of Scripture, second edition (OUP, 2011), Misquoting Jesus (HarperOne), and The New Testament, fifth edition (OUP, 2012). Widely recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on the New Testament and early Christianity, he has lectured at major universities throughout North America and has been featured on CNN, BBC, the History Channel, National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, A&E, major PBS stations, and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. New York Times best-selling author.
Reviews
Few books have so effectively challenged the basis of scriptural authority in Christianity. * London Review of Books *
This is a rich study on a broad range of documents ... that will stimulate further, needed research. * Ilaria L.E. Ramelli, Filologia Neotestamentaria *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199928033
Author Bart D. Ehrman
Format Hardback
Page Count 624
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 953g
Dimensions(mm) 157mm * 236mm * 51mm
