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A Particular Problem with a Crucified Messiah
Why the concept of a crucified messiah would have made no sense at all to Jewish people in the time of Jesus. Read by...
Paul and the Crucified Messiah in 1 Corinthians
Bart shows that in Paul's view, God manifests his power and wisdom in a way that strikes Jews as weak and foolish. Read by...
Why Would A Christian Author Lie About Who He Was?
Dr. Ehrman shows how early Christians may have felt justified in lying about creating a forgery. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
Forged Books, Anonymous Books, and The Use of Secretaries as Authors in the NT
Bart argues that ancient secretaries never composed a long letter in the name of someone else (without being accused of forgery). Read by John...
Unexpected Social Agendas in the New Testament. Who Woulda Thought?
Side-bar boxes from The New Testament: A Historical Introduction discussing both slavery and Jesus' take on family values in the New Testament. Read by...
Jesus as God in the New Testament
Two succinct passages from Bart's book, The New Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction, that discuss Jesus's divinity in the New Testament. Read by...