Nov 26, 2023
13 min
Nov 20, 2023
12 min
Nov 12, 2023
13 min
Dr. Ehrman stresses Paul's concept of bodily resurrection rather than just the resurrection of the soul. I received a number of comments on my recent posts about whether Jesus was Yahweh (Hebrew: YHWH) in traditional Christian thinking/theology. And a number of people have wanted further explanation of the name. In particular: how does it relate to "Jehovah"? In fact, where does the name "Jehovah" come from? And is it in the New Testament?
Jul 7, 2023
15 min
Dr. Ehrman might be "energized" if the mythicists were proven right, but his own rigorous investigation tells him that Jesus really existed. Bart criticizes scientists who claim to have found the year of Jesus' crucifixion, pointing out they have no appreciation of the symbolism in Matthew.
Nov 27, 2022
16 min
Bart shares his Thanksgiving message that is personal and reflective.
Nov 24, 2022
16 min
Dr. Ehrman looks at the rewards and demands of teaching at a place like UNC-Chapel Hill. Through descriptions of two honors theses, Bart shows the type of sophisticated research undergraduates sometimes undertake.
Nov 20, 2022
17 min
My New Course and Some Big Questions for Studying the New Testament
Nov 7, 2022
23 min
In the second part of his Blog Anniversary Guest Post, Michael Shermer describes 8 reasons that conservative Christians should appreciate the explanatory power of evolution.
Oct 7, 2022
29 min
Is It Even Possible to Follow Jesus' Teaching to "Love Your Neighbor As Yourself" Did Jesus' insistence on complete self-sacrifice and caring for the less fortunate actually change people's behavior? A Funny Story about the Rapture A brief recollection about changing spiritual views, the fundamentalist idea of the rapture, and a film called "Thief in the Night" that was a precursor to the later "Left Behind" series.
Sep 30, 2022
15 min
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