LEADER 03358nam 2200541 450 001 9910808447003321 005 20230803032610.0 010 $a0-19-992804-5 035 $a(CKB)3230000000204886 035 $a(EBL)1107694 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001038194 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12363349 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001038194 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11045750 035 $a(PQKB)10042013 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1107694 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1107694 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11304497 035 $a(OCoLC)930059745 035 $a(EXLCZ)993230000000204886 100 $a20161205h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aForgery and counterforgery $ethe use of literary deceit in early Christian polemics /$fBart D. Ehrman 210 1$aOxford, [England] :$cOxford University Press,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (641 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-19-992803-7 327 $aCover; 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 327 $a10. 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 330 $a""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 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 606 $aChristian literature, Early$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLiterary forgeries and mystifications 615 0$aChristian literature, Early$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aLiterary forgeries and mystifications. 676 $a270.1 700 $aEhrman$b Bart D.$0476550 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808447003321 996 $aForgery and counterforgery$94070873 997 $aUNINA