Bibliograph

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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-574) and indexes

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Forgery and counterforgery

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

825060076

Responsibility statement

Bart D. Ehrman

Sub title

the use of literary deceit in early Christian polemics

Summary

A comprehensive study of early Christian pseudepigrapha. Ehrman argues that ancient critics-- pagan, Jewish, and Christian-- understood false authorial claims to be a form of literary deceit, and thus forgeries. Ehrman considers the extent of the phenomenon, assesses the criteria ancient critics applied to expose forgeries and the techniques forgers used to avoid detection. Shining light on an important but overlooked feature of the early Christian world, Ehrman explores the possible motivations of the deceivers who produced these writings, situating their practice within ancient Christian discourses on lying and deceit

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Forgery and counter-forgery

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