Steefen “Later Christians applied Isaiah 53 to Jesus,” you say, Bart? Google, did Jesus refer to Isaiah 53? Jesus directly…
On Jesus and the Dead Sea Scrolls
What is the evidence that historical Jesus believed suffering was caused by evil forces which rule this world until God…
On Suffering and My Blog
I don't want to rehash the argument we've had before, because it's better to engage with my sources than with…
On Do People in Oral Cultures Have Better Memories?
I'm sorry, it's kind of an irrelevant point to the main subject, but I can't help but wonder why the…
On Do People in Oral Cultures Have Better Memories?
I sincerely appreciated and enjoyed Jesus Before The Gospels. When I used to think apologists were honest and did their…
On Do People in Oral Cultures Have Better Memories?
Indeed! I mention his work in my introduction--his scope was a bit broader (any kind of "lost gospel" novel, including…
On Gospel Thrillers Part II by Andrew Jacobs
Did any of the Biblical authors teach that Christians go to heaven when they die (as opposed to getting resurrected…
On How Do Scholars Make the Apocalyptic Jesus Non-Apocalyptic?
I could definitely get on board with the idea that things were much simpler during that time, and the stories…
On Do People in Oral Cultures Have Better Memories?
Especially thin evidence given that Xenophon wrote about 400 years prior to Paul. I mean, Samuel Pepys wrote a mere…
On How To Make the New Testament Non-Patriarchal. Good Luck with *That* One. Guest post by Jill Hicks-Keeton
Dr. Ehrman, could you please do a podcast on Joseph of Arimathea? And a podcast on the legends surrounding the…
On Were Matthew and Luke Plagiarists?