Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never KnewOxford University Press, 2005 - 294 pagini The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs. Some groups of Christians claimed that there was not one God but two or twelve or thirty. Some believed that the world had not been created by God but by a lesser, ignorant deity. Certain sects maintained that Jesus was human but not divine, while others said he was divine but not human. In Lost Christianities, Bart D. Ehrman offers a fascinating look at these early forms of Christianity and shows how they came to be suppressed, reformed, or forgotten. All of these groups insisted that they upheld the teachings of Jesus and his apostles, and they all possessed writings that bore out their claims, books reputedly produced by Jesus's own followers. Modern archaeological work has recovered a number of key texts, and as Ehrman shows, these spectacular discoveries reveal religious diversity that says much about the ways in which history gets written by the winners. Ehrman's discussion ranges from considerations of various "lost scriptures"--including forged gospels supposedly written by Simon Peter, Jesus's closest disciple, and Judas Thomas, Jesus's alleged twin brother--to the disparate beliefs of such groups as the Jewish-Christian Ebionites, the anti-Jewish Marcionites, and various "Gnostic" sects. Ehrman examines in depth the battles that raged between "proto-orthodox Christians"--those who eventually compiled the canonical books of the New Testament and standardized Christian belief--and the groups they denounced as heretics and ultimately overcame. Scrupulously researched and lucidly written, Lost Christianities is an eye-opening account of politics, power, and the clash of ideas among Christians in the decades before one group came to see its views prevail. |
Din interiorul cărții
Rezultatele 1 - 5 din 85
Pagina
... claims of two Gnostic teachers and empha- size proto - orthodox doctrines of God , creation , and the flesh Fourteen letters between Paul and the Roman philosopher Seneca , forged to show Paul's high standing in philosophical circles of ...
... claims of two Gnostic teachers and empha- size proto - orthodox doctrines of God , creation , and the flesh Fourteen letters between Paul and the Roman philosopher Seneca , forged to show Paul's high standing in philosophical circles of ...
Pagina 2
... claimed to be written by Jesus ' closest followers . Opponents of these texts claimed they had been forged . This book is about these texts and the lost forms of Christianity they tried to authorize . The Varieties of Ancient ...
... claimed to be written by Jesus ' closest followers . Opponents of these texts claimed they had been forged . This book is about these texts and the lost forms of Christianity they tried to authorize . The Varieties of Ancient ...
Pagina 3
... claiming to be written by the earthly apostles of Jesus . The Lost Scriptures The Gospels that came to be included in the New Testament were all written anonymously ; only at a later time were they called by the ... claims to INTRODUCTION 3.
... claiming to be written by the earthly apostles of Jesus . The Lost Scriptures The Gospels that came to be included in the New Testament were all written anonymously ; only at a later time were they called by the ... claims to INTRODUCTION 3.
Pagina 4
... claims to be that John ) . But why were other apocalypses not admitted into the canon , such as the apocalypse ... claiming that its own views had always been those of the majority of Chris- tians at all times , back to the time of Jesus ...
... claims to be that John ) . But why were other apocalypses not admitted into the canon , such as the apocalypse ... claiming that its own views had always been those of the majority of Chris- tians at all times , back to the time of Jesus ...
Pagina 5
... claimed to be written in the names of apostles . In this book we will examine these lost books that have now been found , along with other books that were marginalized by the victorious party but have been known by scholars for ...
... claimed to be written in the names of apostles . In this book we will examine these lost books that have now been found , along with other books that were marginalized by the victorious party but have been known by scholars for ...
Alte ediții - Afișează-le pe toate
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew Bart D. Ehrman Previzualizare limitată - 2005 |
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew Bart D. Ehrman Previzualizare limitată - 2005 |
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew Bart D. Ehrman Previzualizare limitată - 2003 |
Termeni și expresii frecvente
accepted account of Jesus allegedly ancient Apocalypse of Peter Apocryphal apostles appears believed bishop Carpocratians Chris Christ church claims Clement copies Corinthians death debates disciples discovery docetic doctrine documents early Christian Ebionites Ehrman Epistle eternal Eusebius eventually example faith Father flesh forged forgery form of Christianity Gnostic Gospel of Mark Gospel of Peter Gospel of Thomas Greek groups Hebrew heresiologists heresy heretical human Ignatius insisted interpretation Irenaeus Jewish Jews John Judaism kind later letter Lost Scriptures Luke manuscripts Marcion Marcionites Mark Matthew Nag Hammadi library Old Testament opponents original orthodox pagan Paul Paul's Pilate proto proto-orthodox Christians religion resurrection revelation Roman Rome sacred salvation scholars scribes second century Secret Gospel significant Simon Smith someone spirit story surviving teachings Tertullian texts theological things third centuries tion tradition translation true truth understanding views women words worship writings written