Forged (book)

For the unrelated 2010 film, see Forged (film).
Forged: Writing in the Name of God – Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are
First edition
AuthorBart D. Ehrman
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAuthorship of the New Testament
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
2011
Pages320 pages
ISBN0-06-207863-1
Preceded byJesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don't Know About Them) 
Followed byThe Apocryphal Gospels: Texts and Translations 

Forged: Writing in the Name of God – Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are is a book by American New Testament scholar Bart D. Ehrman, published in 2011 by HarperCollins.

Arguments and contentions

In antiquity, pseudepigraphy was an accepted practice in which a writer attributed his work to a well-known figure from the past or a teacher who had greatly influenced him. Forged contends that the practice was not in fact accepted and would have been condemned as dishonest by all authorities in antiquity. Ehrman maintains that the more honest term for such falsely attributed writings is "forgery".

The book posits that between eight and eleven of the twenty-seven books of the Christian New Testament canon were written as forgeries.[1] Ehrman points out numerous inconsistencies he finds within the New Testament that appear to support many of his claims, such as the fact that in Acts 4, the statement is made that both Peter and John were illiterate,[2] yet in later years entire books of the Bible were then alleged to have been written by them.

New Testament books identified as forgeries by Ehrman

False attributions

In addition to the books of the New Testament Ehrman identifies as forgeries, he discusses eight originally anonymous New Testament texts that had names of apostles ascribed to them later and are falsely attributed. These are not forgeries since the texts are anonymous but have had false authors ascribed to them by others:

The Epistle of James is not technically a forgery because it does not claim to be specifically by James, the brother of Jesus. Rather, it claims to be by "James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ" (James 1:1). James, Ehrman notes, was a common name. Two of Jesus' disciples had that name, as did the brother of Jesus. It may very well have been written by someone named James. However, to the extent that the author gives the impression that they are James, the brother of Jesus, it might be considered a forgery: Ehrman notes that the author doesn't specify which James he is, meaning "that he is claiming to be the most famous James of all, Jesus's brother."[3]

Reviews

The book was positively reviewed by the Library Journal.[4]

United Methodist pastor and biblical scholar Ben Witherington III (Asbury Theological Seminary) wrote a long and detailed critique of Ehrman's positions in his blog.[5] Presbyterian pastor and biblical scholar Michael J. Kruger (Reformed Theological Seminary) also wrote a detailed critique of Ehrman's book in the website of The Gospel Coalition.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Blake, John (2011). "Half of New Testament forged, Bible scholar says". CNN. Archived from the original on 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2011-05-17. CNN book review article summarizing Ehrman's claim that much of the New Testament was written as a forgery.
  2. ^ Acts 4:13
  3. ^ Ehrman, Bart (2011). Forged (FIRST HARPERCOLLINS PAPERBACK ed.). United States of America: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-06-201262-3.
  4. ^ Craft, Carolyn. "Forged". Library Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  5. ^ Culture, The Bible and (2011-03-30). "FORGED-- BART EHRMAN'S NEW SALVO--- The Introduction". The Bible and Culture. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  6. ^ "Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

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