Belief isn't just about doctrine it can also tell us how to live and love. The Conclusion: Ehrman argues that these subtleties don't squash the possibility of faith.
The Bible "did not descend from on high," he writes. Why did some endure but not others? Unclear, Ehrman writes, but it surely reflected contemporary biases. Ehrman has written or edited thirty-three books, including six New York Times bestsellers: How Jesus Became God, Misquoting Jesus, God’s Problem, Jesus Interrupted, Forged, and The Triumph of Christianity. This New York Times bestseller reveals how books in. When the New Testament became canonical, there were lots of Gospels floating around. The problems with the Bible that New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman discussed in his bestseller Misquoting Jesus and on The Daily Show with John Stewart, NPR, and Dateline NBC, among othersare expanded upon exponentially in his latest book: Jesus, Interrupted. Most of the 27 books were written long after Christ's death, and only eight of them were actually written by the people initially credited as authors. John says he performed miracles to prove his provenance Matthew says he demurred. Luke says Jesus, en route to the cross, is calm Mark says he is distraught.
The Evidence: Jesus dies on different days in Mark and John. To make sense of it, you need to know who wrote it (men, not God) and why its stories-particularly the Gospels-contradict each other. The Idea: The Bible is full of paradoxes. But who wrote its 27 books? When were they written? What were its authors trying to do? Pastors and congregants may wish to avoid the crises of faith that these questions provoke, but Ehrman says asking them is the only way to understand the Bible. Ehrman writes in his new book "Jesus, Interrupted," is offered as a sacred text in U.S.
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