Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faith We Never Knew - Rilegato

Ehrman, Bart D.

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ISBN 10: 0195141830 ISBN 13: 9780195141832

Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2003

Riassunto

Lost Christianities describes how most forms of early Christianity, and the sacred writings they adhered to, came to be suppressed, proscribed, destroyed - in one way or another lost. And it also tells the story of how the canon of the New Testament became the official, orthodox and sacred text for Christianity.

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Recensione:

Ehrman's racy style is gripping ... and he offers a vivid picture of what different groups believed and why. (The Church of England Newspaper)

The strengths of this book are multiple. It brings together discussion about a range of significant texts; it builds a wider historical frame in which to understand such writings; it is appreciative of the diversity of Christianity and seeks to hear those voices that have hitherto been too often marginalized; and, it is extremely readable while remaining a significant work. This book should be read by all those who are keen to appreciate more fully the multifaceted nature of Christianity prior to the fourth century. (The Expository Times)

L'autore:

Bart D. Ehrman chairs the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An authority on the early Church and the life of Jesus, he has appeared on A&E, the History Channel, CNN, and other television and radio shows. He has taped several highly popular lecture series for the "Teaching Company" and is the author ofThe New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (Third Edition, OUP, 2003) andJesus, Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium (OUP, 1999).

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• Editore: OUP USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0195141830
• ISBN 13: 9780195141832
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 312