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Ehrman Bart D. |
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Forgery and counterforgery : the use of literary deceit in early Christian polemics / / Bart D. Ehrman |
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Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2013 |
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1 online resource (641 p.) |
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Christian literature, Early - History and criticism |
Literary forgeries and mystifications |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Part I: Forgery in the Greco-Roman World; 2. Forgers, Critics, and Deceived Deceivers; 3. Terms and Taxonomies; 4. Forgery in Antiquity: Aspects of the Broader Phenomenon; 5. Forgery in Antiquity: Motives, Techniques, Intentions, Justifications, and Criteria of Detection; Part II: Forgery in Early Christian Polemics; 6. Introduction to Forgery and Counterforgery in Early Christian Polemics; 7. Early Pauline Forgeries Dealing with Eschatology; 8. Later Forgeries Dealing with Eschatology; 9. Forgeries in Support of Paul and His Authority |
10. Forgeries in Opposition to Paul and His Message11. Anti-Jewish Forgeries; 12. Forgeries Involving Church Organization and Leadership; 13. Forgeries Involving Debates over the Flesh; 14. Forgeries Arising from Later Theological Controversies; 15. Apologetic Forgeries; 16. Lies and Deception in the Cause of Truth; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z; Index of Modern Scholars; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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""Arguably the most distinctive feature of the early Christian literature,"" writes Bart Ehrman, ""is the degree to which it was forged."" The Homilies and Recognitions of Clement; Paul's letters to and from Seneca; Gospels by Peter, Thomas, and Philip; Jesus' correspondence with Abgar, letters by Peter and Paul in the New Testament--all |
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forgeries. To cite just a few examples. Forgery and Counterforgery is the first comprehensive study of early Christian pseudepigrapha ever produced in English. In it, Ehrman argues that ancient critics--pagan, Jewish, and Christian--understood false authorial |
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