Dr. Ehrman points out ancient philosophers were concerned with the problem of wealth, but chiefly in the way it led to the unhappiness of the wealthy individual. Read by John Paul Middlesworth
Dr. Ehrman answers a blog reader's question about Paul's knowledge of Judas betraying Jesus, taking into account a mistranslation and other evidence.
With the advent of Christianity, the need to take care of the outcast, the impoverished, and widows and orphans assumed an unprecedented importance in...