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Understanding the Apocalypse as an "Apocalypse"
Dr. Ehrman looks at how several features of Revelation make sense in light of the apocalypse genre. Read by John Paul Middlesworth
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Nazis and the Meaning of the Word “Jew”: Guest Post by Jason Staples
I am very pleased to announce that the book of my former student, Jason Staples, The Idea of Israel in Second-Temple Judaism, has just...
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Returning to the Whore of Babylon
Dr. Ehrman unpacks the image of the Whore of Babylon in the book of Revelation, showing what it represented to John's audience. Read by...
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Is Revelation Describing Warfare in the Twenty-first Century??
I have been arguing that if we want to understand the book of Revelation, we need to situate it in its own historical context...
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An Interview about Heaven and Hell: American Freethought Podcast
Here is an interview I did about a year ago on the American Freethought Podcast, hosted by John C. Snider. The focus was on...
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Is the Book of Revelation a Revised Version of a Non-Christian Apocalypse? Guest Post by James Tabor
Here now is the second guest post by my friend and cross-state colleague, New Testament scholar James Tabor. Other scholars have suggested Revelation started...