I always have mixed feelings when I read books by Bart Ehrman. He is a respected scholar and he is a gifted communicator. Those things don’t always go together. However, his books are also often heavily shaped by his reaction to his former evangelical faith. This is true for The Triumph of Christianity as well. … Read More “The Triumph of Christianity – Review” »
Tag: Bart Ehrman
Book Reviews
Gospels
I recently heard a podcast episode where New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman used the death of Judas as a way of diminishing the historical value of the Gospels. Is this a valid conclusion? My goal is not to look at this as an apologist, seeking to defend the inerrancy of the Bible, but as a … Read More “The Death of Judas and History” »
Book Reviews, Jesus Myth
Anything about the Jesus Myth Theory quickly comes up on my radar as it is one of my main areas of research. For that reason, Bart Ehrman’s Did Jesus Exist? has been on my must-read pile for some time. In some ways, this is a surprising book for Ehrman to write. Ehrman is a former … Read More “Did Jesus Exist? by Bart Ehrman – Review” »
