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 offers a reason to doubt the tradition that Jesus received a decent burial. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
Translating ancient texts is painstaking work that requires attention to detail and brings up both practical and stylistic questions. Read by Brandon M. Bender
Dr. Ehrman explains why Marcion thought Paul had a written gospel and why that gospel would have been Luke. Read by John Paul Middlesworth