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
Bart wonders why evangelical scholars would be so bound and determined to get their hands on a first-century copy of Mark. Read by John...
Dr. Ehrman describes the controversial understanding of Jesus's relationship to God espoused by the 4th-century priest Arius. Read by John Paul Middlesworth
Slurs Against Religious Opponents and Makin’ Stuff Up