"In Matthew, Jesus declares, “Whoever is not with……" — Bart D. Ehrman
"In Matthew, Jesus declares, “Whoever is not with me is against me.” In Mark, he says,“Whoever is not against us is for us.” Did he say both things? Could he mean both things? How can both be true at once? Or is it possible that one of the Gospel writers got things switched around?"
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11 Quotes by Bart D. Ehrman
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Sometimes Christian apologists say there are only three options to who Jesus was: a liar, a lunatic or the Lord.…
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You can’t believe something just because someone else desperately wants you to.
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In the entire first Christian century Jesus is not mentioned by a single Greek or Roman historian, religion scholar, politician,…
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Traditionally in Christian circles, Judas in fact has been associated with Jews. Of being traitors, avaricious, who in fact, betray…
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There are few things more dangerous than inbred religious certainty.
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Different authors have different points of view. You can't just say, 'I believe in the Bible.
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In terms of the historical record, I should also point out that there is no account in any ancient source…
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The search for truth takes you where the evidence leads you, even if, at first, you don't want to go…
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[P]eople need to use their intelligence to evaluate what they find to be true and untrue in the Bible. This…
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The problem then with Jesus is that he cannot be removed from his time and transplanted into our own without…
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