TY - SOUND AU - Ehrman,Bart D TI - Lost Christianities: Christian scriptures and the battles over authentication T2 - The great courses SN - 9781565855571 AV - BS2840.T253.L678 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - Springfield, Virginia PB - Teaching Company KW - Apocryphal books (New Testament) KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Christian heresies KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Christianity KW - Gnosticism N1 - Compact discs; part I: lecture 1. The diversity of early Christianity ; lecture 2. Christians who would be Jews --; lecture 3. Christians who refuse to be Jews ; lecture 4. Early gnostic Christianity: our sources --; lecture 5. Early Christian gnosticism: an overview ; lecture 6. The gnostic gospel of truth --; lecture 7. Gnostics explain themselves ; lecture 8. The Coptic gospel of Thomas --; lecture 9. Thomas' gnostic teachings ; lecture 10. Infancy gospels --; lecture 11. The gospel of Peter ; lecture 12. The secret gospel of Mark. part II: lecture 13. The Acts of John ; lecture 14. The Acts of Thomas --; lecture 15. The Acts of Paul and Thecla ; lecture 16. Forgeries in the name of Paul --; lecture 17. The epistle of Barnabas ; lecture 18. The Apocalypse of Peter --; lecture 19. The rise of early Christian orthodoxy ; lecture 20. The beginnings of the canon --; lecture 21. Formation of the New Testament canon ; lecture 22. Interpretation of scripture --; lecture 23. Orthodox corruption of Scripture ; lecture 24. Early Christian creed; 2 N2 - Twenty-four lectures on the history and varieties of Christian doctrines in the early church ER -