<p>Bart D. Ehrman the <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author of <em>Jesus Interrupted </em> and <em>God's Problem </em>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 <em>Forged </em>delivers a stunning explication of one of the most substantial-yet least discussed-problems confronting the world of biblical scholarship. </p>