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Forgery and counterforgery : the use of literary deceit in early Christian polemics
- Title
- Forgery and counterforgery : the use of literary deceit in early Christian polemics / Bart D. Ehrman.
- Author
- Ehrman, Bart D.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
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- Description
- x, 628 p.; 25 cm.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [549]-574) and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-1057
- ISBN
- 9780199928033
- 0199928037
- LCCN
- 2012009020
- OCLC
- 784446084
- Author
- Ehrman, Bart D.
- Title
- Forgery and counterforgery : the use of literary deceit in early Christian polemics / Bart D. Ehrman.
- Imprint
- New York : Oxford University Press, c2013.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [549]-574) and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-1057