Forgery and Counterforgery
The Use of Literary Deceit in Early Christian Polemics
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Noah Michael Levine
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Bart D. Ehrman
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"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 claims to be a form of literary deceit, and thus forgeries. Ehrman considers the extent of the phenomenon, the "intention" and motivations of ancient Greek, Roman, and Jewish forgers, and reactions to their work once detected. He also assesses the criteria ancient critics applied to expose forgeries and the techniques forgers used to avoid detection.
With the wider practices of the ancient world as backdrop, Ehrman then focuses on early Christian polemics, as various Christian authors forged documents in order to lend their ideas a veneer of authority in literary battles waged with pagans, Jews, and, most importantly, with one another in internecine disputes over doctrine and practice. In some instances a forger directed his work against views found in another forgery, creating thereby a "counter-forgery." Ehrman's evaluation of polemical forgeries starts with those of the New Testament (nearly half of whose books make a false authorial claim) up through the Pseudo-Ignatian epistles and the Apostolic Constitutions at the end of the fourth century.
Shining light on an important but overlooked feature of the early Christian world, Forgery and Counterforgery explores the possible motivations of the deceivers who produced these writings, situating their practice within ancient Christian discourses on lying and deceit.
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Gesamt4 out of 5 stars
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Sprecher5 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte4 out of 5 stars
- Norjen
- 11.08.2020
A feast of text analysis
As the commentator P.K. already said: This is an academic level book. For me it was a bit too much but I was very impressed with the wealth of "tools" scholars use to find clues in a text and the way the context can help interpreting the sources.
And though I liked the reading of Mr. Levine very much in retrospect I would prefer to have bought a paper or kindle edition. Leafing through a book using the indez is clearly superior to blindly searching in the audio.
And this is why I have three remarks to the editor: Chapter headings, chapter headings, chapter headings!
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Gesamt3 out of 5 stars
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Sprecher1 out of 5 stars
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Geschichte5 out of 5 stars
- Ya Hirogutu
- 04.02.2022
Excellent book but poor narration
I bought this audiobook because I was too lazy to keep reading the print edition. This is one of Ehrman's scholarly works, but still very accessible to anyone with reasonably deep interest in the matter. The book is absolutely fascinating.
But what spoils the listening pleasure is the narration. The narrator is obviously unfamiliar with terms and blissfully unaware of conventions: He says "Two Corinthians" instead of "Second Corinthians", "Two Peter" etc. He butchers terms like "parousia", "ebionites". He pronounces "Koiné" like "coin", obviously unaware that the é is not only not mute but is also stressed. He completely butchers the many German names and terms so that even though German is my first language, I couldn't even guess what he meant without checking the print edition.
This certainly isn't one of Ehrman's most read books as it targets an academic audience. Still it would have deserved better treatment and quality control!
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Gesamt4 out of 5 stars
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Sprecher5 out of 5 stars
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- P K
- 20.01.2015
Good book but academic level
This is a very detailed and academic book. It is less accessibly written than the other books by Bart Ehrman. Very interesting and well researched and ably presented. But it goes much deeper than all the other books from this author I know.
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