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050 00 $aBR67$b.E37 2013
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100 1 $aEhrman, Bart D.
245 10 $aForgery and counterforgery :$bthe use of literary deceit in early Christian polemics /$cBart D. Ehrman.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$cc2013.
300 $ax, 628 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [549]-574) and indexes.
520 $aA 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.
505 00 $tForgers, critics, and deceived deceivers --$tTerms and taxonomies --$tForgery in antiquity: aspects of the broader phenomenon --$tForgery in antiquity: motives, techniques, intentions, justifications, and criteria of detection --$tIntroduction to forgery and counterforgery in early Christian polemics --$tEarly Pauline forgeries dealing with eschatology --$tLater forgeries dealing with eschatology --$tForgeries in support of Paul and his authority --$tForgeries in opposition to Paul and his message --$tAnti-Jewish forgeries --$tForgeries involving church organization and leadership --$tForgeries involving debates over the flesh --$tForgeries arising from later theological controversies --$tApologetic forgeries --$tLies and deception in the cause of truth.
650 0 $aChristian literature, Early$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aLiterary forgeries and mystifications.
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