I was breezing through some old posts and came across this one from many years ago; I’d forgotten all about it, but it still make me smile and scratch my head. Several readers of this blog have pointed me to an article in the conservative journal First Things; the article (a review of a book by the evangelical scholar Craig Blomberg) was written by Louis Markos, an English professor at Houston Baptist University. The title is called “Ehrman Errant.” I must say, that did not sound like a promising beginning. Read by Petra Ortiz
Bart explains and translates Jesus's letter to Abgar. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
David Litwa introduces his research (and book) on the Naassenes, a mysterious early Christian sect. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
Dr. Ehrman introduces the "mischievous" Jesus of The Infancy Gospel of Thomas and includes the beginning section of the gospel.