Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

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"Misquoting Jesus" is the only show where a six-time New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned Bible scholar uncovers the many fascinating, little known facts about the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the rise of Christianity. The show features Dr. Bart Ehrman and host, Megan Lewis.

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Which John Wrote New Testament Books? Even Church Fathers Didn't Know

2026-11-10 · 31 min · Episode 212

Five books, nearly a fifth of the New Testament, have the name John attached to them. Many Christians might think this is John the fisherman, the son of Zebedee, and that perhaps he was the "Disciple who Jesus loved."…
Was 70 the year that changed everything?

2026-11-03 · 46 min · Episode 211

In the summer of 70 CE, Roman legions broke into Jerusalem and burned the temple. The sacrifices that had organized Jewish worship for centuries stopped, and never started again. Everyone in the early Jesus movement…
Did the Winners Write the Bible?

2026-10-27 · 42 min · Episode 210

As early christians wrestled with their beliefs and theologies surrounding Jesus, they both produced new texts and gospels, and edited existing ones to better fit with specific theological views. What were some of these…
Did Jesus Believe in Ghosts?

2026-10-20 · 47 min · Episode 209

The Bible's world is crowded and unsystematic: ghosts, familiar spirits, demons that cause illness, and the dead who can be summoned. And at times, this world breaks through in ways modern readers don't always…
Where Did Original Sin Come From?

2026-10-13 · 43 min · Episode 208

Most Christians grow up believing that everyone is born a sinner, that when Adam and Eve ate the fruit, humanity inherited a broken nature and a guilt we can't escape. It's one of the most influential ideas in Western…
How Apologists Use (and Misuse) Manuscripts

2026-10-06 · 57 min · Episode 207

Do manuscripts prove the Bible never changed? Some Christian apologists have argued that the Great Isaiah scroll (1QIsaa) is proof of an unchanging Bible, that it's "Word for Word" identical to the later Masoretic Text.…
Was Daniel Jesus' Favorite Book?

2026-09-29 · 41 min · Episode 206

The Book of Daniel is set in the sixth century BCE, during the Babylonian exile. It describes visions of empires rising and falling — and for a long stretch, the sequence tracks real history with remarkable precision.…
The KJV is a Literary Masterpiece, and a Disaster Study Bible

2026-09-22 · 45 min · Episode 250

The King James Bible is arguably the most influential book in the English language, and Bart thinks it's a literary masterpiece. He also thinks it's one of the worst Bibles you can study from. In this episode of…
Fixing Gospel Contradictions: 2nd Century to Now

2026-09-15 · 38 min · Episode 204

Around 170 CE, a Syrian Christian named Tatian noticed what a lot of readers have noticed since: the four Gospels don't always agree. So he fixed it. Tatian wove all four into a single, seamless account of Jesus' life.…
Why Are There Four Gospels?

2026-09-08 · 44 min · Episode 203

Most Christians are used to reading four Gospels. But why are there four? Why not one? Or twelve? The early Church thinker Irenaeus fought hard to keep Christians reading all four gospels, but it wasn't a foregone…

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Owner: Paths in Biblical Studies
Oldest episode in feed: 10/2022 · over 4 years
Typical length: 45 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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