In my last post I discussed two things that get under my skin in professional contexts, making me blow my top (to mix the metaphor): ignorance posing as expertise (not just in biblical studies but generally) and facile answers, by “experts,” to the biggest personal/philosophical/religious problem people have to face, why there is suffering in the world if there is an all powerful and loving God in charge of it. Read by Petra Ortiz
Gold Q&A for April, 2024
Dr. Ehrman begins by noting the common belief in an apocalyptic "end of the age" in Jesus' time, then shows how later gospel writers...