Dr. Ehrman argues that a scribe may have had reason to remove a miraculous detail from the account of Polycarp's death. Read by John Paul Middlesworth
The most-commented-upon post from the blog's first decade shows how the "suffering servant" of Isaiah 53 was, prior to Christianity, understood to be Israel...
Dr. Ehrman points out the ways that Julius Caesar and Caesar Augustus were considered gods. Read by John Paul Middlesworth
Dr. Ehrman characterizes OT prophets as "people who were called by God to speak his word to specific situations." Read by John Paul Middlesworth