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V roku 2006 časopis National Geographic uverejnil reportáž o jednom z najdôležitejších biblických objavov modernej doby – o Judášovom evanjeliu. Bart Ehrman, autor historických bestsellerov, teraz odhaľuje, čo nám môže toto legendárne stratené evanjelium prezradiť o človeku, ktorý údajne zradil Krista. Judášovo evanjelium predstavuje úplne nový pohľad na Ježiša, jeho učeníkov a jedného z najviac zlorečených ľudí, Judáša Iškariotského. Toto evanjelium vyvoláva množstvo otázok a Bart Ehrman na ne podáva jasné odpovede.

„Čo z historického pozadia Brownovej knihy sa zakladá na pravde a čo je fikcia? Istým spôsobom sa tejto otázke venuje aj sám Da Vinciho kód, v ktorom je ešte pred úvodom uvedený aj zoznam reálií označených ako Fakty, vrátane výrokov o Priorstve Sionu, sekte Opus Dei a iných záležitostiach. Je tu aj tvrdenie: ,Všetky umelecké diela, dokumenty a tajné obrady spomínané v tomto románe sú skutočné.´ Ale je to pravda? Nebudem sa zaoberať umením, architektúrou, ani rituálmi. Budem sa zaoberať dokumentmi. A ako uvidíme, hoci Dan Brown sa usiluje argumentovať faktami, pohráva sa s nimi a mnohé sú v skutočnosti súčasťou jeho fikcie. Cieľom mojich rozborov je oddeliť fakty od fikcie a historickú realitu od výplodov fantázie. Sú určené každému, kto sa zaujíma o historické počiatky kresťanstva a najmä o život Ježiša Krista a evanjeliá, ktoré tvoria Novú zmluvu.“

Petr, Pavel a Marie Magdalena Ježíšovi následovníci v dějinách a legendách Tato kniha se soustřeďuje na tři osobnosti, které přispěly ke vzniku nejdůležitější kulturní, společenské, politické a náboženské instituce v dějinách západní civilizace: křesťanské církve. O Ježíšových následovnících, apoštolech Petrovi, Pavlovi a Marii Magdaleně, odedávna kolovalo mnoho nejrůznějších příběhů. Autor na základě bible i legendárních vyprávění odhaluje, co tyto tři významné osobnosti křesťanství skutečně vykonaly a co jsou jenom smyšlenky, jimiž je obestřela pozdější staletí.

Mal apoštol Pavol nohy skrivené do O a bol plešatý? Ukrižovali Petra dole hlavou? Bola Mária Magdaléna prostitútkou? Autor oddeľuje skutočnosť od fikcie a približuje historické okolnosti. Historicko-náboženský guláš s autorovými vlastnými myšlienkami a dedukciami - ale prima čítanie na dovolenku pre milovníkov detektiviek, ktorý nechcú hľadať pre tento krát vraha, ale "pravdu"...

The bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions of human existence - where did the ideas of heaven and hell come from, and why do they endure?

A New York Times bestselling Biblical scholar reveals why our popular understanding of the Apocalypse is all wrong--and why that matters. You'll find nearly everything the Bible has to say about the end in the Book of a mystifying prophecy filled with bizarre symbolism, violent imagery, mangled syntax, confounding contradictions, and very firm ideas about the horrors that await us all. But whether you understand the book as a literal description of what will soon come to pass, interpret it as a metaphorical expression of hope for those suffering now, or only recognize its highlights from pop culture, what you think Revelation reveals...is almost certainly wrong. In Armageddon , acclaimed New Testament authority Bart D. Ehrman delves into the most misunderstood--and possibly the most dangerous--book of the Bible, exploring the horrifying social and political consequences of expecting an imminent apocalypse and offering a fascinating tour through three millennia of Judeo-Christian thinking about how our world will end. By turns hilarious, moving, troubling, and provocative, Armageddon presents inspiring insights into how to live our lives in the face of an uncertain future and reveals what the Bible really says about the end.

Argues that Jesus, like many of his later followers, proclaimed that God was soon to intervene in human affairs and bring all of history to a screeching halt. Through a careful evaluation of the New Testament Gospels and other sources, the author shows why Jesus should be understood as an apocalyptic prophet. schovat popis

This new edition of Bart Ehrman's highly successful introduction approaches the New Testament from a comparative historical perspective, emphasizing the rich diversity of the earliest Christian literature. Ehrman shows why scholars continue to argue over such significant issues as how the books of the New Testament came into being, who produced them, what they mean, how they relate to contemporary Christian and non-Christian literature, and how they came to be collected into a canon of Scripture. Ehrman also discusses works by other Christian writers who were roughly contemporary with the New Testament.

In a book that took eight years to research and write, leading Bible scholar Bart D. Ehrman explores how an apocalyptic prophet from the backwaters of rural Galilee crucified for crimes against the state came to be thought of as equal with the one God Almighty Creator of all things. Ehrman sketches Jesus's transformation from a human prophet to the Son of God exalted to divine status at his resurrection. Only when some of Jesus's followers had visions of him after his death—alive again—did anyone come to think that he, the prophet from Galilee, had become God. And what they meant by that was not at all what people mean today. As a historian—not a believer—Ehrman answers the questions: How did this transformation of Jesus occur? How did he move from being a Jewish prophet to being God? The dramatic shifts throughout history reveal not only why Jesus's followers began to claim he was God, but also how they came to understand this claim in so many different ways. Written for secular historians of religion and believers alike, How Jesus Became God will engage anyone interested in the historical developments that led to the affirmation at the heart of Christianity: Jesus was, and is, God.

The remarkable diversity of Christianity during the formative years before the Council of Nicea has become a plain, even natural, "fact" for most ancient historians. Until now, however, there has been no sourcebook of primary texts that reveals the many varieties of Christian beliefs,practices, ethics, experiences, confrontations, and self-understandings. To help readers recognize and experience the rich diversity of the early Christian movement, After the New Testament provides a wide range of texts from the second and third centuries, both "orthodox" and "heterodox," includingsuch works as the Apostolic Fathers, the writings of Nag Hammadi, early pseudepigrapha, martyrologies, anti-Jewish tractates, heresiologies, canon lists, church orders, liturgical texts, and theological treatises. Rather than providing only fragments of texts, this collection prints largeexcerpts--entire documents wherever possible--organized under social and historical rubrics.This unique reader's concise and informative introductions and clear and up-to-date English translations make it ideal for courses on the New Testament, Christian Origins, Early Church History, or Late Antiquity. It will also be of interest to anyone--student, scholar, and general readeralike--interested in the entire range of early Christian literature from the period after the New Testament up to the writings of the so-called father of church history, Eusebius.