Forged : writing in the name of God : why the Bible's authors are not who we think they are /

It is often said, even by critical scholars who should know better, that "writing in the name of another" was widely accepted in antiquity. But religion scholar Bart D. Ehrman dares to call it what it was: literary forgery, a practice that was as scandalous then as it is today. Here, Ehrma...

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Main Author: Ehrman, Bart D.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : HarperOne, [2011]
Edition:1st ed.
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