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  Forged: Writing in the Name of God - Why the Bible's Authors are Not Who We Think They are (Hardback) By (author) Bart D. Ehrman

  

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  Short Description for Forged"In FORGED New York Times bestselling author, Bart Ehrman, reveals another hidden scandal of the Bible. For centuries, scholars have known that not all of the books in the New Testament are authentic while the general public has been blissfully unaware. The books of the New Testament are widely assumed to be written accounts of Jesus's life by those who knew him best. However, if the Gospels and l
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  • Publisher: HarperOne
  • Published: 22 March 2011
  • Format: Hardback 256 pages
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  • Categories: Writing & Editing Guides | Biblical Studies & Exegesis
  • ISBN 13: 9780062012616 ISBN 10: 0062012614
  • Sales rank: 71,115

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• It is often said, even by critical scholars who should know better, that "writing in the name of another" was widely accepted in antiquity. But "New York Times" bestselling author Bart D. Ehrman dares to call it what it was: literary forgery, a practice that was as scandalous then as it is today. In "Forged," Ehrman's fresh and original research takes readers back to the ancient world, where forgeries were used as weapons by unknown authors to fend off attacks to their faith and establish their church. So, if many of the books in the Bible were "not" in fact written by Jesus's inner circle--but by writers living decades later, with differing agendas in rival communities--what does that do to the authority of Scripture? Ehrman investigates ancient sources to: Reveal which New Testament books were outright forgeries. Explain how widely forgery was practiced by early Christian writers--and how strongly it was condemned in the ancient world as fraudulent and illicit. Expose the deception in the history of the Christian religion. Ehrman's fascinating story of fraud and deceit is essential reading for anyone interested in the truth about the Bible and the dubious origins of Christianity's sacred texts.