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Meet Marcion: The First Great Christian Heretic
Episode 157
Marcion, founder of the 2nd century Christian group imaginatively called the Marcionites, had some beliefs that would be cause for stoning in the Lif…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
John the Maverick Gospel
Episode 156
The gospel of John doesn't mention Jesus' birth from a virgin, doesn't show Jesus' baptism by John, and does absolutely nothing to keep his identity …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Was Jesus an Essene?
Episode 155
The Dead Sea Scrolls preserve the beliefs of the Essenes, an ancient Jewish sect that were, like Jesus and John the Baptist, expecting the end of the…
1 year ago
Does Genesis 1 Contradict Genesis 2?
Episode 154
If Genesis 1 is an account of the creation of the world, why is the world recreated in Genesis 2? Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to talk about whether thes…
1 year ago
Why Study the Bible as an Atheist?
Episode 153
Why on earth would someone study the scripture of a religion that they don't even believe in? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to explore that very qu…
1 year ago
Mary Before Jesus
Episode 152
Mary is known in the canonical gospels as the virgin mother of Jesus - but what else did early Christian writings say about her? Dr. Bart Ehrman join…
1 year ago
Without Error? A History of Biblical Inerrancy
Episode 151
Have Christians always believed the Bible contains no errors or mistakes, or did this understanding develop over time? Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to ta…
1 year ago
In Search of Q: The Hypothetical Source for Matthew and Luke
Episode 150
Understanding where the writers of the gospels got their information is the foundation of source criticism - but how does that work when the original…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Bible Before the New Testament: A Conversation with Joel Baden
Episode 149
Even though it was the religious text of Jesus, the Hebrew Bible is consistently overlooked by many Christians. Which is a shame, honestly, because i…
1 year, 1 month ago
Why are the Gospels so Late?
Episode 148
The first gospel recording Jesus life wasn't written until approximately 30 years after his death. Dr. Bart Ehrman is here to tell us why it took so …
1 year, 1 month ago