Ehrman, Bart D. <br/><br/>
Forgery and Counterforgery :  the Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics. 

 -  Oxford University Press, USA,  2012. 
 - 1 online resource (641 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-574) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Part I: Forgery in the Greco-Roman World; 2. Forgers, Critics, and Deceived Deceivers; 3. Terms and Taxonomies; 4. Forgery in Antiquity: Aspects of the Broader Phenomenon; 5. Forgery in Antiquity: Motives, Techniques, Intentions, Justifications, and Criteria of Detection; Part II: Forgery in Early Christian Polemics; 6. Introduction to Forgery and Counterforgery in Early Christian Polemics; 7. Early Pauline Forgeries Dealing with Eschatology; 8. Later Forgeries Dealing with Eschatology; 9. Forgeries in Support of Paul and His Authority. 10. Forgeries in Opposition to Paul and His Message11. Anti-Jewish Forgeries; 12. Forgeries Involving Church Organization and Leadership; 13. Forgeries Involving Debates over the Flesh; 14. Forgeries Arising from Later Theological Controversies; 15. Apologetic Forgeries; 16. Lies and Deception in the Cause of Truth; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z; Index of Modern Scholars; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z. 
<br/><br/> ""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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199928040 0199928045 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Paulus Apostel,  approximately 1. Jh. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christian literature, Early--History and criticism.<br/>Literary forgeries and mystifications.<br/>RELIGION--Christian Theology--Apologetics.<br/>Christian literature, Early.<br/>Literary forgeries and mystifications.<br/>Antike<br/>Literarische F�alschung<br/>Fr�uhchristentum<br/>Religion.<br/>Philosophy & Religion.<br/>Christianity.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.<br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR67 .E37 2012 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>239  270.1