Lost Christianities, Christian scriptures and the battles over authentication, [Bart D. Ehrman]
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Lost Christianities, Christian scriptures and the battles over authentication, [Bart D. Ehrman]
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Lost Christianities
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[Bart D. Ehrman]
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Great courses
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Christian scriptures and the battles over authentication
Summary
Professor Ehrman delivers lectures examining the varieties of belief and practice in the early days of Christianity, including heresies and apocryphal books
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pt. 1. The diversity of early Christianity -- Christians who would be Jews -- Christians who refuse to be Jews -- Early gnostic Christianity, our sources -- Early Christian gnosticism, an overview -- The gnostic gospel of truth -- Gnostics explain themselves -- The Coptic gospel of Thomas -- Thomas' gnostic teachings -- Infancy gospels -- The gospel of Peter -- The secret gospel of Markpt. 2. The Acts of John -- The Acts of Thomas -- The Acts of Paul and Thecla -- Forgeries in the name of Paul -- The epistle of Barnabas -- The Apocalypse of Peter -- The rise of early Christian orthodoxy -- Beginnings of the Canon -- Formation of the New Testament canon -- Interpretation of scripture -- Orthodox corruption of Scripture -- Early Christian creeds
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