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Forgery and counterforgery : the use of literary deceit in early Christian polemics / Bart D. Ehrman

By:

Ehrman, Bart D

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press , c2014Description: 628 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780199928033

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DDC classification:

270.1 EHR

LOC classification:

BR67 .E37 2014

Summary: Examining over fifty examples of early Christian forgery and their polemical contexts, Ehrman uncovers the varied motives that prompted ancient Christian authors intentionally to deceive their readers. The sheer magnitude of early Christian forgery startles the modern readers. Ehrman demolishes the clain that forgery was an acceptable literary practice in Greco-Roman antiquity, as well as scholars' attemps to 'explain away' its prevalence in early Christianity.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	270.1 EHR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		067622

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 549-574) and indexes

Examining over fifty examples of early Christian forgery and their polemical contexts, Ehrman uncovers the varied motives that prompted ancient Christian authors intentionally to deceive their readers. The sheer magnitude of early Christian forgery startles the modern readers. Ehrman demolishes the clain that forgery was an acceptable literary practice in Greco-Roman antiquity, as well as scholars' attemps to 'explain away' its prevalence in early Christianity.

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