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Every year I teach an undergraduate course called “Jesus in Scholarship and Film.” In the class, students study about a dozen gospels (canonical and non-canonical), see what historians say about the historical Jesus, and watch/evaluate Jesus movies. The point is that every portrayal – ancient literary, modern scholarly, cinematic – has a slant and a perspective; every portrayal is different. At the beginning of the year I have students watch an interesting overview – with clips – of major portrayals of Jesus in film, called “Jesus Christ Moviestar,” which begins with the silents and goes up to the early 90s. Afterward, I ask the students which of those films (they’ve never seen any of them!) do you think would be most interesting to watch. The resounding answer, every time, is “Life of Brian.” It’s a FANTASTIC choice. Yes, it’s a Monty Python spoof. Yes, it’s meant to be (and is) very funny. Yes, it was attacked by conservative Christians as being blasphemous (the vast majority of them hadn’t actually seen it). BUT, yes, it is […]

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June 15, 2023

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June Gold Q&A

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June 16, 2023

The Road from the “Duo of Philo” to the “Trinity of Nicaea”–Guest Post by Omar Robb

As you know, blog members at the Platinum level are allowed to publish posts on any topic of their choosing (related to blog interests!) to other Platinum members. After a month or so, the other Platinums vote on which one can appear on the blog at large. If you yourself are interested in getting in on that action — reading the posts of other Platinum members, and on occasion coming up with one of your own (it DOESN’T need to be highly scholarly or scholarly at all — it can be your own views or questoins about something blog-related!) — think about upping your membership to the Platinum level (Register – The Bart Ehrman Blog). The most recent vote wenbt in favor of a post by Omar Robb, which gets into the world of Greek and early Christian thinking, especially as leading to the doctrine of the Trinity. Here it is. Feel free to comment and ask Omar any questions! ****************************** The road from the “Duo of Philo” to the “Trinity of Nicaea” Omar Abur-Robb […]

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June 30, 2023

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June 2023 Gold Q&A (video)

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July 2, 2023

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Vespasian Miracles. A Platinum Post by Ryan Fleming

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July 10, 2023

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An Important Difference in John–a Platinum Post by Ryan Fleming

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July 17, 2023

My Interview With Glenn Siepert

I recently did an interview with Glenn Siepert for his program “The What If Project,” on my book Armageddon, What the Bible Really Says about the End. His new book, “Emerging From the Rubble: Thirty Stories About Grief, Broken Dreams, Shattered Relationships, and Finding the Courage to Keep Going,” just came out, as well. Glenn asks very good questions, and we got into some unusually interesting topics. I hope you enjoy it! *****************************

August 1, 2023

Want to Watch Our Tár Movie Review With Maestra Gisele Ben-Dor?

A while ago we had an unusually intriguing Movie Club event on the blog as a fundraiser. The movie Tár with an absolutely stellar performance by Cate Blanchett was nominated for six academy awards; as you probably know, it was about the downfall of a brilliant woman who is an orchestra conductor. As it turns out, an active member of the blog is an internationally known orchestra conductor, Gisele Ben-Dor (see: Gisele Ben-Dor Conductor – A champion of Latin American music ), and we asked her if she would lead a discussion on the movie from her vast experience. It was terrifically interesting! We recorded it and are now offering it for those who make a donation to the blog. What about it? The donations are tax deductible and you’ll find it a great experience! To give it a shot: First, go to the Blog Home page and scroll to the bottom to find the donation buttons. Then, grab your invoice number from the email the blog just sent you, and head to the Tár […]

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August 3, 2023

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A Proposition That Ramesses-the-Sixth (Ramesses VI) Was the Pharaoh of the Exodus by Omar Robb

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August 11, 2023

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Proposed Solutions For the Four Metaphysical Puzzles Related to Jesus From an Islamic Perspective From Omar Robb

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October 2, 2023

Reminder: Why I’m Not a Christian — tomorrow!

In case you missed this — I’ll be doing a FREE four-lecture course tomorrow (with long Q&A) on “Why I Am Not A Christian.” In it I will talk about my faith journey not for the sake of autobiography per se, but to explain one story of a person who came no longer to believe and decided to leave the faith. The course will include discussions of my scholarly endeavors but also of my wider struggles with the question of the existence of God and with the fears when I started wondering if I could continue to believe, the difficulties associated with leaving the faith, and, most important, the ways I and others have found meaning and purpose in a world without God. I hope you can come! The first 3000 get in! But the course will later be available to anyone (with the lectures, q&a, questions for reflection, etc.) See the promo below; for more information and registration, go to https://www.bartehrman.com/courses/

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July 22, 2023

New Insights into the New Testament: An Event You DON’T Want to Miss!

I am very pleased to announce an upcoming event that surely *anyone* connected to the blog will be deeply interested in: a two-day remote Bible conference for non-scholars, called “New Insights into the New Testament,” consisting of ten lectures, on the canonical Gospels, delivered by some of the most highly recognized New Testament scholars in the country, in terms accessible to layfolk. There’s never been anything like this. (But there will be again, since we’re planning on making it an annual event!) The conference is not connected with the Blog per se, apart from the facts that the issues are all directly related to what we do here and that I’m the one organizing and moderating the event. Check out this video description (and look at the site: New Insights into the New Testament: A Biblical Conference for Non-Scholars (bartehrman.com) *****

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July 29, 2023

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Jesus the Half-Nabataean Prince, a Platinum Post by Serene

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July 31, 2023

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