Forgery and Counter-forgery

Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Professor Ehrman completed his M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees at Princeton Seminary; author of over 25 books, including Orthodox Corruption of Scripture, second edition (OUP, 2011), Misquoting Jesus (HarperOne), and The New Testament, fifth edition (OUP, 2012). Widely recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on the New Testament and early Christianity, he has lectured at major universities throughout North America and has been featured on CNN, BBC, the History Channel, National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, A&E, major PBS stations, and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. New York Times best-selling author.

• Table of Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Chapter One: Introduction ; PART ONE: FORGERY IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD ; Chapter Two: Forgers, Critics, and Deceived Deceivers ; Chapter Three: Terms and Taxonomies ; Chapter Four: Forgery in Antiquity: Aspects of the Broader Phenomenon ; Chapter Five: Forgery in Antiquity: Motives, Techniques, Intentions, Justifications, and Criteria of Detection ; PART TWO: FORGERY IN EARLY CHRISTIAN POLEMICS ; Chapter Six: Introduction to Forgery and Counter-forgery in Early Christian Polemics ; Chapter Seven: Early Pauline Forgeries Dealing with Eschatology ; Chapter Eight: Later Forgeries Dealing with Eschatology ; Chapter Nine: Forgeries in Support of Paul and His Authority ; Chapter Ten: Forgeries in Opposition to Paul and His Message ; Chapter Eleven: Anti-Jewish Forgeries ; Chapter Twelve: Forgeries involving Church Organization and Leadership ; Chapter Thirteen: Forgeries involving Debates over the Flesh ; Chapter Fourteen: Forgeries Arising from Later Theological Controversies ; Chapter Fifteen: Apologetic Forgeries ; Chapter Sixteen: Lies and Deception In the Cause of Truth ; Bibliography

Few books have so effectively challenged the basis of scriptural authority in Christianity.