What I find weird is that Christians disagree on biblical inerrancy. Since most don't make inerrancy essential to salvation, they…
On Critical Problems With the Bible, in a Nutshell
Ah ha! I sensed this while I was reading How Jesus Became God. I had asked you. Prof. Ehrman on…
On Paul and the Anachronistic Origins of Early Christianity – Part 1 by Dr. Robyn Faith Walsh
It's an interesting take, but not really novel except maybe in the scholarly world. Amateur mythicists have said things like…
On Paul and the Anachronistic Origins of Early Christianity – Part 1 by Dr. Robyn Faith Walsh
Prof. Ehrman, do you think Jesus was influenced by the prophecy in Daniel 9:22-27 (and maybe those in the next…
On Major Contradictions (and Other Problems) in the Old Testament
Thank you for your posts. In your view, what are the necessary qualities someone must posess to identify as a…
On How I View the Bible as Both a Critical Scholar and a Christian: Guest Post by Judy Siker
By comparison, you will know in which aspects the scammers agreed with the views of the Jews at that time…
On The Quest for the Historical Paul: Sorting Through Our Sources (Part 1). Guest Post by James Tabor
Subsequent history proves that neither the prophecy of the Jews nor the eschatological prophecies of Jesus, or other scammers, have…
On The Quest for the Historical Paul: Sorting Through Our Sources (Part 1). Guest Post by James Tabor
Sorry, again, if off topic but I'm still struggling with the baptism of Jesus (from my comments in "How Strikingly…
On Can We Get Rid of Our Presuppositions?
As you know, throughout history, various types of monitoring were performed in communist countries, for example. People being roughed up,…
On Heartache and Loss: When a Religion is Destroyed
The time designations associated with the birth of Jesus (BC/AD) were not coined simultaneously. AD was used earlier by the…
On What Seminarians Learn About the Bible (Often to Their Surprise)