num_pages: 307
description: Bart D. Ehrman the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus Interrupted and Gods Problem reveals which books in the Bibles New Testament were not passed down by Jesuss disciples but were instead forged by other handsand 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 Ehrmans Forged delivers a stunning explication of one of the most substantialyet least discussedproblems confronting the world of biblical scholarship. 
language: English
title: Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are
publisher: HarperOne