Bart D. Ehrman

Forged (eBook, ePUB)

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

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 innercirclebut by writers living decades later, withdiffering agendas in rival communitieswhatdoes 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 writersand 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062078636
• Artikelnr.: 38008923

Autorenporträt

Bart D. Ehrman is one of the most renowned and controversial Bible scholars in the world today. He is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and is the author of more than twenty books, including the New York Times bestsellers How Jesus Became God; Misquoting Jesus; God's Problem; Jesus, Interrupted; and Forged. He has appeared on Dateline NBC, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, CNN, History, and top NPR programs, as well as been featured in TIME, the New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and other publications. He lives in Durham, North Carolina. Visit the author online at www.bartdehrman.com.