The New Testament Authors Had Enslaved Helpers. How Much Does That Matter?

Book Review by NADYA WILLIAMS|APRIL 24, 2024: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/april-web-only/candida-moss-godsghostwriters-new-testament-enslaved-scribe.html?utm_source=CT%20Daily%20Briefing%20Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_term=991286&utm_content=16471&utm_campaign=email

"[A]rt isn’t always an accurate representation of reality, as biblical scholar Candida Moss reminds us in her new book, God’s Ghostwriters: Enslaved Christians and the Making of the Bible. “For the past two thousand years, Christian tradition, scholarship, and pop culture have credited the authorship of the New Testament to a select group of men: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James, Peter, and Paul,” Moss writes. “But the truth is that the individuals behind these names, who were rewarded with sainthood for their work, did not write alone. In some meaningful ways, they did not write at all.”

So the reviewer begins her informative evaluation of what will undoubtedly be a rather controversial study of the subject. The book's publication details are as follows:

BOOK TITLE

God's Ghostwriters: Enslaved Christians and the Making of the Bible

AUTHOR

Candida Moss

PUBLISHER

Little, Brown and Company

RELEASE DATE

March 26, 2024

PAGES

336

PRICE

$24.64