Early Christian Lies and the Lying Liars Who Wrote Them: Bart Ehrman's Forgery and Counterforgery.

A literary criticism of the book "Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics" by Bart Ehrman is presented. It outlines the characters and explores the symbolic significance of these characters. It discusses the aspects and concepts of forged writings of Christ...

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Published in:	Journal of Religion Vol. 96; no. 3; pp. 378 - 391
Main Author:	Brakke, David
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	University of Chicago Press Jul2016
Subjects:	Forgery & Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics (Book) Ehrman, Bart Early Christian literature Forgery in literature Forgery Primitive & early church, ca. 30-600 History
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Summary:	A literary criticism of the book "Forgery and Counterforgery: The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics" by Bart Ehrman is presented. It outlines the characters and explores the symbolic significance of these characters. It discusses the aspects and concepts of forged writings of Christian history and its religious practices with special enthusiasm. An overview of the story is also given.