Christianity Quote by Bart D. Ehrman

Christians aren’t making a religious claim when they say Jesus rose from the grave. They’re making a historical one; they’re saying that this thing…

— Greg Gilbert

“It is no great hermeneutic feat to recognize that Rome crucified Jesus because of His claim to be king. The charge was posted over…

— Christopher Gorton

“This cannot be stated too strongly: From the very beginning, Christianity tied itself to history. The most important claims of Christianity are historical claims,…

— Kevin DeYoung

“only two people known by name were also called “Son of God.” One was the Roman emperor—starting with Octavian, or Caesar Augustus—and the other…

— Bart D. Ehrman

“Just as they were formulated to express Jewish or Greek reasons for faith in Jesus, it is possible on principle to formulate new titles…

— Jürgen Moltmann

“Thus began the long process of transforming Jesus from a revolutionary Jewish nationalist into a peaceful spiritual leader with no interest in any earthly…

— Reza Aslan

I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.

— Peter Jennings

“Many Christians claim to believe in Jesus, but only a minority can articulate good reasons for why their beliefs are true.”

— Josh McDowell

“Some NT commentators view Jesus predominantly as a religious figure with little or no concern about the politics and culture of his day. Such…

— R. Alan Streett

“If all this sounds familiar to Christian readers, it should. This man—here, the emperor—is a god whose birthday is to be celebrated because it…

— Bart D. Ehrman

Some modern scholars contend that in terms of what "religion" was in that [Roman-era setting], you can't even call Christianity a religion.

— Larry Hurtado

“Let them cease, then, to insult the Roman empire, who pretend that they are the sons of the Church; when they see that Christ,…

— Dante Alighieri