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Forgery and Counterforgery : the Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics.

""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;...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ehrman, Bart D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford University Press, USA, 2012.
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Sumario:""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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (641 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-574) and indexes.
ISBN:9780199928040
0199928045