During the first 17 centuries of our Common Era, the reliability of the Gospels was never seriously questioned. In the 19th century and beyond, some academics have questioned the traditional view of the Gospels as being inspired by God and have instead suggested that they were written by human authors who were attempting to convey their own perspectives and interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus.
WAS IT FORGED: First Epistle of Peter
The Agnostic New Testament Scholar Bart D. Ehrman in his book FORGERY says that first Peter was not written by Peter, but instead was written as a forgery. Is this true?
WAS IT FORGED: Second Epistle of Peter
The book Forged: Writing in the Name of God – Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are by Agnostic New Testament Bible scholar Dr. Bart D. Ehrman contends that many NT Bible books are a “forgery.”
WAS IT FORGED: Acts of the Apostles
It has often been said [by whom?] that it was an accepted practice in antiquity for a writer to attribute his work to a well-known figure from the past or a teacher who has greatly influenced him. The practice would have been condemned as dishonest by all authorities in antiquity.
WAS IT FORGED: Epistle of Jude
Agnostic “Bible scholar” Bart D. Ehrman maintains that the more honest term is “forgery.” The book suggests that 11 or more books out of the 27 books of the Christian New Testament canon were written as forgeries. Is the Book of Jude a forgery?
WAS IT FORGED: Epistle of James
Agnostic “Bible scholar” Bart D. Ehrman maintains that the more honest term is “forgery.” The book suggests that 11 or more books out of the 27 books of the Christian New Testament canon were written as forgeries. Is the James' Epistle a forgery? Was the Epistle of James a forgery?
WAS IT FORGED: Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
Agnostic “Bible scholar” Bart D. Ehrman maintains that the more honest term is “forgery.” The book suggests that 11 or more books out of the 27 books of the Christian New Testament canon were written as forgeries. Is the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians a forgery?
WAS IT FORGED: First Epistle to Timothy
Agnostic “Bible scholar” Bart D. Ehrman maintains that the more honest term is “forgery.” The book suggests that 11 or more books out of the 27 books of the Christian New Testament canon were written as forgeries. Is 1 Timothy a forgery?
WAS IT FORGED: Second Epistle to Timothy
Agnostic “Bible scholar” Bart D. Ehrman maintains that the more honest term is “forgery.” The book suggests that 11 or more books out of the 27 books of the Christian New Testament canon were written as forgeries. Is 2 Timothy a forgery?
WAS IT FORGED: Epistle to Titus
In addition to the eleven books of the New Testament Ehrman identifies as forgeries, he discusses eight originally anonymous New Testament texts that had names of apostles ascribed to them later and are falsely attributed. These are not forgeries since the texts are anonymous but have had false authors ascribed to them by others.