Forged

Writing in the Name of God--Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are

By: Bart D. Ehrman

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Bart D. Ehrman, the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus, Interrupted and God’s Problem reveals which books in the Bible’s New Testament were not passed down by Jesus’s disciples, but were instead forged by other hands—and why this centuries-hidden scandal is far more significant than many scholars are willing to admit. A controversial work of historical reporting in the tradition of Elaine Pagels, Marcus Borg, and John Dominic Crossan, Ehrman’s Forged delivers a stunning explication of one of the most substantial—yet least discussed—problems confronting the world of biblical scholarship.

Forgery of early Christian literature

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

The book has some interesting information, however rambles on with detail not suited to an audible book. The author appears to know his subject well, however does a mediocre job of explaining what really went on during the early Christian period. I think the material could have been presented in a more orderly fashion that would have conveyed his message much more clearly

Would you ever listen to anything by Bart D. Ehrman again?

Probably

Do you think Forged needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

I think the author should find a good editor and re-do the book with some additions

An Awesome book to have in ones library

This book is very informative. Very well written.
The author mentioned many sources. I will read it again and again and again...

Clear, Enlightening, Well delivered

Clear, Enlightening, Well delivered. Ehrman delivers factual, deeply researched history not often sought or appreciated.

Great book

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The content in this book is very reliable so I certainly would recommend it to anybody. Bart Ehrman is a very intelligent person what studied the content of all the books we have available and is very clear to how he comes to his conclusions. I do disagree with him on one item and that is the existence of Jesus. He believes in him and I don't.

Practical, scholarly, enlightened, and wrong.

I have always enjoyed Bart's expertise on early Christian writing even though I disagreed with his conclusions. But in this book he let a little too much of his personal bias against Christianity show. He came across as a little angry.