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Why Did Certain Texts Make It into the Canon?

By ehrmanproject / Feb 21, 2017 / No Comments

I am not assuming that Paul did not have bad days; and I am not assuming that he never uttered a word that was not a mistake – that would not be my assumption. That …

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Does Mark Incorrectly Quote 1 Samuel?

By ehrmanproject / Oct 10, 2016 / No Comments

Who is it that David really went to talk to when he wanted some showbread because he was hungry? Who was it really? Dr. Ehrman says “Ah, ha! A contradiction is here between the Gospels …

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Why are the Birth Narratives so Different? (I)

By ehrmanproject / Oct 10, 2016 / No Comments

The question is why are the birth narratives so different, and are they ‘dueling banjos’? My response is no. There are three sorts of problems: macro, micro, and in between. The macro problem has to …

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Why are the birth narratives so different? (II)

By ehrmanproject / Oct 10, 2016 / No Comments

Secondly, it takes a particular interpretation of the differences between Matthew and Luke to come up with a flat contradiction within the birth narratives. For example, you will hear Bart say things such as “Well …

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Did Scribes Doctor the Manuscripts?

By ehrmanproject / Oct 10, 2016 / No Comments

The question is, “In the history of the passing down of the Gospel traditions, how do we know that the later scribes or copiers of these manuscripts did not ‘over-egg the pudding’ or did not …

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Dr. Witherington’s Personal Journey in Biblical Criticism

By ehrmanproject / Oct 10, 2016 / No Comments
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How do we Handle the Problem Texts in the New Testament?

By ehrmanproject / Oct 6, 2016 / No Comments

Because there are some problems in scripture, let us look at a text Dr. Ehrman refers to that we might find troubling – the centurion standing at the foot of the cross. According to Matthew …

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What Advice would you Give to Students Taking Dr. Ehrman’s Class?

By ehrmanproject / Oct 5, 2016 / No Comments
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