Forged: Writing in the Name of God--Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are - Hardcover

Ehrman, Bart D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062012614 ISBN 13: 9780062012616

Publisher: HarperOne, 2011

Synopsis

HardCover Pub Date: 2011 Pages: 320 in Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers It is often said. even by critical scholars who should know better. That writing in the name of another was widely Express accepted in and antiquity in But New York Times bestselling author Bart D. Ehrman dares to call it what it was: literary forgery. a practice that was as scandalous then as it is today. In Forged. Ehrman's fresh and original research takes readers back to the ancient world. where forgeries were used as weapons by unknown authors to fend off attacks to their faith and establish their church. So. if many of the books in the Bible were not in fact written by Jesus's inner circle-but by writers living decades later. with differing agendas in rival communities-what does that do to the authority of ScriptureEhrman investigates ancient sources to: Reveal which New Testament books were out...

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It is often said, even by critical scholars whoshould know better, that “writing in the nameof another” was widely accepted in antiquity.But New York Times bestselling author Bart D.Ehrman dares to call it what it was: literaryforgery, a practice that was as scandalous then as itis today. In Forged, Ehrman’s fresh and originalresearch takes readers back to the ancient world,where forgeries were used as weapons by unknownauthors to fend off attacks to their faith andestablish their church. So, if many of the books inthe Bible were not in fact written by Jesus’s innercircle—but by writers living decades later, withdiffering agendas in rival communities—whatdoes that do to the authority of Scripture?

Ehrman investigates ancient sources to:

• Reveal which New Testament books wereoutright forgeries.
• Explain how widely forgery was practiced byearly Christian writers—and how strongly it wascondemned in the ancient world as fraudulentand illicit.

• Expose the deception in the history of theChristian religion.

Ehrman’s fascinating story of fraud and deceit isessential reading for anyone interested in the truthabout the Bible and the dubious origins ofChristianity’s sacred texts.

About the Author

Bart D. Ehrman is the author of more than twenty books, including the New York Times bestselling Misquoting Jesus and God's Problem. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is a leading authority on the Bible and the life of Jesus. He has been featured in Time and has appeared on Dateline NBC, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, CNN, the History Channel, major NPR shows, and other top media outlets. He lives in Durham, N.C.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0062012614
• ISBN 13: 9780062012616
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256