Belief isn't just about doctrine it can also tell us how to live and love. The Conclusion: Ehrman argues that these subtleties don't squash the possibility of faith. The Bible "did not descend from on high," he writes. Why did some endure but not others? Unclear, Ehrman writes, but it surely reflected contemporary biases. As an author of a book about the Bible and an armchair student of theology. When the New Testament became canonical, there were lots of Gospels floating around. You might recall that, back in April, I teased a review of Bart Ehrman’s new book, Jesus, Interrupted. Most of the 27 books were written long after Christ's death, and only eight of them were actually written by the people initially credited as authors. John says he performed miracles to prove his provenance Matthew says he demurred.
Luke says Jesus, en route to the cross, is calm Mark says he is distraught. The Evidence: Jesus dies on different days in Mark and John. To make sense of it, you need to know who wrote it (men, not God) and why its stories-particularly the Gospels-contradict each other. A couple of chapters are summary versions of the contents of his prior books ( Misquoting Jesus, God’s Problem, and Lost Christianities ), volumes not without serious problems of their own. The Idea: The Bible is full of paradoxes. Jesus Interrupted is a broad attempt by Ehrman to undermine the reliability of the New Testament. But who wrote its 27 books? When were they written? What were its authors trying to do? Pastors and congregants may wish to avoid the crises of faith that these questions provoke, but Ehrman says asking them is the only way to understand the Bible.
Ehrman writes in his new book "Jesus, Interrupted," is offered as a sacred text in U.S.
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