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Bart D. Ehrman

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March 2019

March 15, 2019

Archaeology and Jesus

Bart Ehrman wrote something recently that conveys something crucial, and does so clearly and succinctly:...

March 31, 2018

Jesus’ Dishonorable Burial

The subject of Jesus' burial is one that most readers of this blog know interests...

October 2016

October 21, 2016

Listen to the Big Debate Tonight!

Some of us watching the debate last night knew that the real big debate is...

February 2016

February 13, 2016

How Did Jesus Become God? Video of the Bart Ehrman and Michael Bird Debate

Deane Galbraith shared the above video of the recent debate between Bart Ehrman and Michael...

January 2016

January 18, 2016

More on Mark’s Christology

Dustin Smith has offered a response to Mike Bird's recent post about Mark's Christology. We...

November 2015

November 27, 2015

Blogging the #AARSBL15 Blogger Session

Rick Brannan and Chris Brady both shared their papers from this year's Blogger and Online...

November 19, 2015

50 Ways to Forge a Gospel

As the song lyrics indicate, it genuinely was at the 2015 York Christian Apocrypha Symposium...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Bart Ehrman’s Keynote Address at #YCAS2015

After a delightful dinner, we returned to the main conference venue. Tony Burke introduced Ehrman,...

September 25, 2015

#YCAS2015 Fourth Panel

I chaired this session, and so took the opportunity to take a photo of the...

September 25, 2015

Imitation, Forgery, and Education #YCAS2015

The discussion of forgery led to a discussion on the way to lunch about the...

August 2015

August 06, 2015

Fakes, Forgeries, and Fictions Conference

Tony Burke mentioned that the website for the upcoming York Christian Apocrypha Symposium has been...

June 2015

June 16, 2015

Pay To Hear Bart Ehrman and Robert Price Debate

Daniel Gulotta drew to my attention that a Kickstarter campaign has been started to raise...

September 2014

September 07, 2014

Jesus: Human, Angel, or Deity?

I'm reading Bart Ehrman's latest book, How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish...

August 2014

August 13, 2014

Bart Ehrman National Cathedral Lecture

Another new online lecture by Bart Ehrman.

July 2014

July 27, 2014

Jesus the Exception?

While I was traveling recently, lots more appeared in the blogosphere related to the historical...

June 2014

June 01, 2014

Christology Carnival

The latest Biblical Studies Carnival has been posted on Jeff Carter's blog. It includes an...

May 2014

May 22, 2014

Lamech and Other Christologies

Here's a round-up of some interesting recent blog posts on Christology: Mike Skinner highlighted a...

May 09, 2014

Shared Names: Christology and Confusion

Nijay Gupta kindly responded to my post. This is turning out to be a delightful...

April 2014

April 08, 2014

Ehrman in the Blogosphere: Round-Up of Recent Posts on Christology and Monotheism

I haven't even managed to start reading Bart Ehrman's most recent book, How Jesus Became...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Are the Christologies of Paul and Mark Different?

In discussions of Christology, a major divide (as illustrated by the dueling books between Ehrman...

March 17, 2014

Wash Your Hands of Bad History

I have yet to read either of the dueling books, How Jesus Became God: The...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

How Did Jesus Become God-Become-Jesus?

David Capes mentioned a panel at the next SBL annual meeting, which I will have the...

January 2014

January 20, 2014

Bart Ehrman on the Gospel of Judas

Bart Ehrman gave the lecture above at a very strange place. In the YouTube sidebar,...

December 2013

December 12, 2013

Bart Ehrman, The Bible: A Historical And Literary Introduction

I've been eagerly looking forward to the appearance of Bart Ehrman's one-volume textbook on the...

November 2013

November 18, 2013

Bart Ehrman and Craig Evans Debate

Bart Ehrman shared this video of a debate between himself and Craig Evans about whether...

May 2013

May 03, 2013

Bart Ehrman and the Quest of the Historical Jesus of Nazareth

Tom Verenna drew a new book to my attention, Bart Ehrman and the Quest of...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Mythicist vs. Short Smiling Scholar

It has been a while since I have blogged about mythicism. But several mythicism-related blog...

August 2012

August 08, 2012

Maurice Casey responds to Thomas Thompson

James Tabor wrongly refers to an "all-out war among the experts" regarding the question "Did...

July 2012

July 06, 2012

An Odd Diatribe from Thomas L. Thompson

In the latest issue of The Bible and Interpretation, Thomas L. Thompson offers a very...

March 2012

March 20, 2012

Bart Ehrman on the Existence of a Historical Jesus

Preparing for the appearance of his new book, Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for...

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