So what did the majority of those scholars say in that survey? THE RESURRECTION IS AN INDISPUTABLE FACT OF HISTORY.Īnd the Resurrection is the pillar of Christianity. Ehrman’s writings were included in the more than 1,400 articles that Habermas found. This survey tracked all the research he could find for the last 30 years starting in 1975 from German, French, and English specialists. In 2005, the New Testament scholar Gary Habermas published a survey of the literature on the studies regarding the Resurrection of Jesus. That’s not something one can say about Horus, Mithra, or Dionysus. Ehrman treats Jesus as a historical figure, someone who actually lived in the ancient past. For those ex-Mormons who ended up believing that 19th century theory after rejecting Mormonism, this should be an eye-opener. In the 19th century, the latest fad was to promote the idea that Jesus was a myth, just as Horus, Mithra, or Dionysus were myths. Ehrman as your guest in this interesting episode. Freedom of honest and intellectual commentaries is something I would love to see enhanced on your podcast. My comments on this podcast (very few) probably average about the same. As a non-practicing Mormon Christian, I would venture to say that 50% of my comments on the blog somewhat butt heads with Dr. If this, in some small way, contributed to bringing this podcast to life, I’m glad to have helped. If someone from the publishing office does contact him, they’ll find a kind, considerate, intelligent, level-headed guy. While I don’t have access to concise numbers, on many occasions he has mentioned that the podcast has been viewed by millions of people since its inception in 2005 or 2006. He seems to have a very diverse audience consisting of Mormons, Ex-Mormons, and others interested in Christianity, Mormon history, and social issues. In his younger years, he served a 2-year mission in Guatemala. The other thorny issue that contributed to his expulsion from the church was his support of gay marriage. John made national news when he was excommunicated from the Mormon church, primarily for this podcast which seeks answers to early Mormon history and the obvious conflicts that have arisen from recent scholarship in archeology, anthropology, and written testimony that was scarcely available before the internet. I wrote the following: January 13, 2018.Ī podcast that may be helpful is http:The podcast is hosted by John Dehlin. In January, he asked the bloggers for suggestions and recommendations on podcasts. Now that I know without a doubt that Jesus is not divine, that knowledge in itself destroys the truthfulness of Mormonism. I have discarded nearly all my Mormon-explanations of history. After going through just a few books and the manuscripts of these Great Courses lectures, you will know more about Christianity and the Bible than most country preachers, as well as big city ones. I recommend all ex-Mormons and investigating ones to read all you can find written by this man. Ehrman’s course on the New Testament and one on how Jesus became God, and am currently going through “The Making of the New Testament Canon”, and hope, the coming winter to take the newest one, a big one on the growth of Christianity. I enjoy religion courses especially and I have gone through Dr. During the chilly winter months, I purchase college lectures on DVD from the “Great Courses”. A few years ago I checked out “Misquoting Jesus” from our local public library and really enjoyed it. Thanks, John, for interviewing Professor Ehrman. Five of his books have been on the New York Times Bestseller list: Misquoting Jesus God’s Problem Jesus Interrupted Forged and How Jesus Became God. Ehrman has written or edited thirty books, numerous scholarly articles, and dozens of book reviews. Ehrman’s thoughts on the historicity of the Book of Mormon?Īs an expert on the New Testament and the history of Early Christianity, Dr. Bart Ehrman change from believing the Holy Bible to be the inerrant word of God, to an agnostic? How was the New Testament assembled and changed over time?.Do important contradictions exist between the four gospels of the New Testament, and what does that tell us?.Who wrote the New Testament? (hint: it wasn’t Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, etc.).How did the historical figure Jesus come to be viewed as divine/the Son of God?.Did the historical figure we know as Jesus actually exist?. Bart Ehrman for a power-hour discussion covering the following topics: Mormon Stories Podcast is honored to sit down with Dr. Cultural Context Preceding the Book of Mormon.
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