Latest Episodes

Forgery for a General Audience
Bart recounts some famous modern and ancient examples of forgery to illustrate how he explains forgery to general audiences. Read by Brandon M. Bender

How Would We Know If We Found an "Original" Manuscript?
Dr. Ehrman outlines the insurmountable difficulties of determining if an ancient manuscript is "the original." Read by John Paul Middlesworth

Must Jesus Divide Families? Guest post by Douglas Wadeson
Doug Wadeson's guest post suggests that Jesus's message ran contrary to "traditional family values." Read by John Paul Middlesworth

Did I Have an Errant View of Inerrancy? (!) Guest Video Post by Kurt Jaros (#5)
In a guest blog, Kurt Jaros, wonders if Bart's life would have been different if he had had a different understanding of Biblical inerrancy...

Heaven and Hell. An Academic Book (for comparison)
To illustrate differences between writing for general and academic audiences, Dr. Ehrman presents the opening of his book Journeys to Heaven and Hell in...

Heaven and Hell at the Popular Level
In illustrating differences between writing for popular and academic audiences, Dr. Ehrman presents the opening of his book Heaven and Hell: A History of...