From the post: “Moreover, it is interesting to observe that these harsh words against women in 1 Cor 14:34-35 interrupt…
On The Silencing of Women: 1 Cor. 14:34-35 as an Interpolation
Dr Ehrman, Do you agree with McGrath that the followers of Jesus took accounts originally told of John the Baptist…
On The Birth of (the Messiah?) John the Baptist? Anniversary Guest Post by James F. McGrath
Hi, Bart, Again, I found multiple answers to the following question: Why were some books (that the catholics have in…
On When Does Life Begin? The Status of the Unborn in the Biblical Tradition.
Dr. Ehrman, what alphabet(/abjad) would the Jews of Jesus’ Galilee or Jerusalem have read Aramaic in? Although Jesus probably couldn’t…
On Knowing Paul’s Views of Women…
I converted from Islam to Catholicism 4 yrs ago. Listen to Bishop Robert Barron, excellent, and to Dr Ehrman, equally…
On Making the Gospels Say What You WANT Them To Say
I listened to two of your debates today (w/ Justin Bass & Peter Williams) and had a thought/question, and among…
On Even If We Can Imagine an “Original” Text, How Could We Know if We Had It?
Exhibit A. Matthew “corrected” the awkward prologue to the Rich Young Man pericope he got from Mark (Mk 10:17-18) —…
On A Major Argument That We Can Be Sure We Have the Original Text
You have frequently argued that detecting the mistakes of early, less competent copyists is not especially difficult. The far greater…
On A Major Argument That We Can Be Sure We Have the Original Text
Dr. Ehrman, if the disciples saw Jesus after his death, wouldn't they think he was a ghost or something like…
On The Earliest Christology
As far as I know, in Antiquity it was common in the Roman world to abandon or expose unwanted babies…
On When Does Life Begin? The Status of the Unborn in the Biblical Tradition.