“It is widely held among scholars that the Prologue is a preexisting poem that the author of John has incorporated into his… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“If all this sounds familiar to Christian readers, it should. This man—here, the emperor—is a god whose birthday is to be celebrated… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“What we think of as the twenty-seven books of “the” New Testament emerged out of these conflicts, and it was the side… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“This oldest Christology of all may be found in the preliterary traditions in Paul and the book of Acts, but it is… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“In one of my earlier books, Misquoting Jesus, I discuss the fact that we do not have the original copy of Luke,… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“The author of “The Little Labyrinth” indicates that the Theodotians maintained that their view—that Jesus was completely human, and not divine, but… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“In some parts of the church, the Apocalypse of John (the book of Revelation) was flat out rejected as containing false teaching,… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“I personally love the Bible. I read it all the time, in the original Greek and Hebrew; I study it; I teach… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“If you get fired from your job, that’s outside your control, so you shouldn’t be personally invested in your job.” — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“It’s like what some Episcopalians say about themselves today: get four in a room and you’ll find five opinions.” — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“The Synoptics simply accept a Christological view that is different from Paul’s. They hold to exaltation Christologies, and Paul holds to an incarnation Christology.” — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“If Jesus really were equal with God from “the beginning,” before he came to earth, and he knew it, then surely the Synoptic Gospels… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“Moreover, this earlier tradition has a different view of Christ than the one that Paul explicates elsewhere in his surviving writings. Here, unlike in… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“Origen delved into theological areas that had not yet been examined by any of his predecessors in the faith .. Later theologians questioned his… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“Later orthodox theologians would have found this view completely inadequate. In stressing that the Father was “greater” than the Son, Tertullian articulated a view… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“What we think of as the twenty-seven books of “the” New Testament emerged out of these conflicts, and it was the side that won… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“Paul, by the way, never says that Jesus declared himself to be divine.” — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
I have such a fantastic life that I feel an overwhelming sense of gratitude for it. . . . But I don't have anyone… — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“similarity among all the speeches in Acts suggests that they were written by the same person—Luke.” — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
“pastors don’t want to make waves; or they don’t think their congregations are “ready” to hear what scholars are saying;” — Bart D. Ehrman Copy Share Image
