How jesus became god, misquoting jesus, gods problem, jesus interrupted and forged. Biblical scholar bart ehrman has a new book out, forged. The lost gospel of judas iscariot and millions of other books are available for. John shelby spong explains the importance of reading the 4th gospel with out being a literal. A bishop rethinks the meaning of scripture, and why. Leading new testament scholar and bestselling author dr. Agnostic scholar bart ehrman on who wrote the bible and. John shelby spong fourth gospel warns against literal. The problems with the bible that new testament scholar bart ehrman discussed in his bestseller misquoting jesusand on the daily show with john stewart, npr, and dateline nbc, among othersare expanded upon exponentially in his latest book. Gray distinguished professor at the university of north carolina at chapel hill and author of the bestselling book misquoting jesus. Ive got two entire shelves dedicated to this topic, but the only other book i recommend as an introduction is adjacent to this topic. Bart ehrman has waged war on christianity for years.
Yesterday i wrote a post in which i began to discuss the recent huffington post article by john shelby spong in which he discusses his new book on john. Gray distinguished professor of religious studies at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, and is a leading authority on the bible and the life of jesus. Comparing john and the synoptics the bart ehrman blog. I bet if you ask spong himself he would admit hes not a biblical scholar. This new york times bestseller reveals how books in the bible were actually forged by later authors, and that the new testament. Revealing the hidden contradictions in the bible and why we dont know about them. John shelby spong, former episcopal bishop of new jersey and highly controversial author because of his skeptical views about the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jesus, interrupted.
Ehrman is the author of more than twenty books, including the new york times bestselling misquoting jesus and gods problem. Revealing the hidden contradictions in the bible and why we dont know about them ebook written by bart d. Very little of his thoughts got taught in my seminary courses, which i can understand, but he very scholarly presents interesting points to give a new perspective on this gospel. In my book, the sins of scripture, i traced the development of tribal religion, which included ideas like gods killing the egyptians because they hated the chosen people. This volume highlights points of agreement and disagreement between two leading scholars on the subject of the textual reliability of the new testament. Earl dohertys response to bart ehrmans did jesus exist. John shelby spong on religion, gospels and jesus youtube. This new york times bestseller reveals how books in the bible were actually forged by later authors, and that the. Did jesus exist the historical argument for jesus of.
From 1979 to 2000 he was bishop of newark based in newark, new jersey. Bart ehrman, a leading authority on early christianity, examines ancient near east, greek, and roman cultures, the hebrew bible, the new testament, and other sources to trace how the nature of the afterlife became a central focus in western religion. Hosted by the department of religion, this event is part 2. Revealing the hidden contradictions in the bible and why we dont know. Spongs new book on john john shelby spong, former episcopal bishop of new jersey and highly controversial author because of his skeptical views about the new testament and traditional christian doctrine has just published a new book on the gospel of john, called the fourth gospel. Gray distinguished professor of religious studies at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, and is. Theres not a biblical scholar on the planet who would say his greek is rusty. A couple of people on the blog have suggested that as a feature of the blog, i periodically provide a blast from the past that is, repost a blog post from a few years ago. See all books authored by john shelby spong, including rescuing the bible from fundamentalism. Goodreads members who like john shelby spong also like. Biblical history, christian history, da vinci code, grail mysteries. Jack is a retired american bishop of the episcopal church. Bart ehrman is not the enemy tim larison calm within. If you enjoy the work of elaine pagels, marcus borg, john dominic crossan, and john shelby spong, youll find much to ponder in jesus.
Ehrman, john shelby spong, john dominic crossan, and richard j. Why neither ancient creeds nor the reformation can produce a living faith today. The making of the king james bible by adam nicolson. Ehrman has written or edited thirty books, including five new york times bestsellers. Bart ehrman recounts the long history of the afterlife. He is an accomplished debater, having engaged in more than onehundred forty moderated, public debates around the world with leading proponents of roman catholicism, islam, jehovah s witnesses, and mormonism, as well as critics such as bart ehrman, john dominic crossan, marcus borg, and john shelby spong. To celebrate our long, treasured history with authors bart d. Gray distinguished professor of religious studies at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, and is a leading authority on the new testament and the history of early christianity. Ehrmans dated article titled who wrote the bible and why it matters has been eliciting fresh responses from online readers due to his assertion that most scholars, apart from the most rabid fundamentalists, admit that the bible is full of lies. This is the second lecture in a series of four lectures bishop john shelby spong delivered at a progressive faith conference in springfield, mo. Find authors like john shelby spong from the worlds largest community of readers. Why neither ancient creeds nor the reformation can produce a living faith today spong, john shelby on.
Tales of a jewish mystic and find it fascinating how he approaches this gospel. Then a god of love finally appears in the book of hosea, about the 8th century. Buy a cheap copy of the lost gospel of judas iscariot. And i continue to be a bit amazed and dismayed at how widely it is misunderstood. In this book, john shelby spong puts flesh onto the bare bones of bonhoeffers radical thought. A oneman god fraud squad, which gives both sides of what ehrman is all about.
The story behind who changed the bible and why, and daniel wallace, professor of new. Interview of episcopalian bishop john shelby spong on his latest book jesus for the non religious. In a book that took eight years to research and write, leading bible scholar bart d. The book was meant to deal with one very specific issue connected with the new testament, and people who have read it let alone the people who have not often assume its about some other issue, or rather, some other very broad issue, normally something.
Reza aslan, new york times bestselling author of zealot in his latest popular exploration of christianity, noted new testament authority ehrman religious studiesuniv. John shelby spong, author of the sins of scripture. He is a liberal christian theologian, religion commentator and author. Ehrman explores how an apocalyptic prophet from the backwaters of rural galilee crucified for crimes against the state came to be thought of as equal with the one god almighty creator of all things. Bart ehrman, author of the highly popular books truth and fiction in the da vinci code, lost christianities, and the new york times. Bart ehrmans controversial book, jesus, interrupted, rereleased in paperback the problems with the bible that new testament scholar bart ehrman discussed in his bestseller misquoting jesusand on the daily show with john stewart, npr, and dateline nbc, among othersare expanded upon exponentially in his latest book. The story behind who changed the bible and why, took on the mistakes intended and not that biblical scribes have made over the years and how its changed. The result is a strikingly new and different portrait of jesus of nazareth, a jesus for the nonreligious. John shelby spong, former episcopal bishop of new jersey and highly controversial author because of his skeptical views about the new testament and traditional christian doctrine has just published a new book on the gospel of john, called the fourth gospel. He calls for a fundamental rethinking of christian belief away from theism and.
Ehrman is one of the most renowned and controversial bible scholars in the world today. Ehrman talks with cp about the controversial article, how he became agnostic. In an online discussion, after i recommended this page and paying attention to doherty, all of dohertys ideas were dismissed with a single statement. The recent national geographic special on the gospel of judas was a major media event, introducing to tens of millions of viewers one of the most important biblical. The da vinci code, the novel by dan brown, contains a number of statements about early christianity and the development of christianity. Ehrman, 9780061173943, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Gray distinguished professor of religious studies at the university of north carolina, chapel hill, and is the author of more than twenty books, including the new york times bestsellers how jesus became god. This new york times bestseller reveals how books in the bible were actually forged by later authors, and that the new. A god of justice appears in the book of amos in the late 8th century or early 7th century. If you have a chance, i highly recommend that you pick up bart d.
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