Do the early Christians think God is more just and determined to punish or more merciful and determined to forgive? I deal with the matter in one of the chapters in my next scholarly book, Journeys to Heaven and Hell: Tours of the Afterlife in the Early Christian Tradition, coming out in April with Yale University Press. The book has been done for months now, and I am right now reading through the final page proofs sent to me by the press – making final corrections of typos before it heads into production. Read by Petra Ortiz
A Very Odd Story about the Baby Jesus
Bart is teaching his undergraduate course The Birth of Christianity this semester, and in this post he shares the written assignments he sets for...
Dr. Ehrman looks at the rewards and demands of teaching at a place like UNC-Chapel Hill.. Read by John Paul Middlesworth