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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971843503321

Autore

Ehrman Bart D

Titolo

Truth and fiction in The Da Vinci code : a historian reveals what we really know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine / / Bart D. Ehrman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-774179-7

1-280-84545-7

0-19-534616-5

1-4294-3814-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

813/.54

Soggetti

Christian saints in literature

Christianity and literature

Christianity in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Role of Constantine in Early Christianity; 2. The Discoveries of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library; 3. The Other Gospels; 4. Constantine and the Formation of the New Testament Canon; 5. The Historical Sources for Jesus; 6. The Historical Jesus of Our Sources; 7. Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Marriage; 8. The Feminine in Early Christianity; Epilogue; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Dan Brown's fiction 'The Da Vinci Code' has made a big impact, but how much truth lies behind his claims? Bart Ehrman examines the historical figures that appear in the novel and sets out to separate the literal truth from the flights of fancy.