Maybe we should call them "the received text"!😂
On Is There an Original Text Even of One of MY Books??
Dr. Ehrman, question that might require complete speculation on your part. Its regarding the notion of the Trinity, and its…
On If Textual Variants Don’t Change Any Key Doctrines — Then Who Cares?
She provides some seemingly real good evidence in the article. It's only a six-page article so if you can spare…
On If Textual Variants Don’t Change Any Key Doctrines — Then Who Cares?
Got a weird question. What is the polite way to refer to scholars from the parallel universe of fundamentalism &…
On Why Textual Variants Matter Even for Those Who Do NOT Think the Bible is Infallible
Wow, I have no idea what to make of that passage in the Mandaen Book of John, except a negative…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 2)
If you are the true Messiah, with two giants in front of you, you must first break one giant before…
On Jesus and the Messianic Prophecies – Did the Old Testament Point to Jesus?
6 CE, thanks for improving me! Line of Reasoning (in steps for greater clarity) 1. Jesus claims to be the…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 3)
I love this. John Locke "blank slate theory". So through most of human kind we blame Eve who wasn't even…
On If Paul Dictated His Letters, How Can We Know What He Said?
I'm not sure I followed your reasoning, but at any rate, most if not all historians give 6 CE as…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 3)
Christians usually don't even know that Mandaeans exist. Mandaeans, despite negative depictions of Jesus in some of their sacred texts,…
On John the Baptist: The Most Influential Religious Innovator in History by James McGrath (Part 1)