I will comment on some of the ways in which Ehrman formulates his arguments, and discuss whether or not I find his arguments convincing. In this review, I will make some general points about Misquoting Jesus and the subject matter it covers. He is well known in textual critical circles and has written around 30 books, many related to criticism of the New Testament. I saw him discussing issues related to textual criticism of the Bible with James White, who is a ‘sola scriptura’ advocate and one of Ehrman’s integrity-of-the-Bible defending adversaries, representing the other side of the argument about whether or not we can trust the Christian Scriptures as a reliable guide in all matters related to Christian faith and doctrine.Įhrman chairs the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina (or at least he did at the time the ‘About the Author’ section in my Kindle edition of Misquoting Jesus was written). I first heard of Bart Ehrman while I was going through a phase of watching debates about Christianity on YouTube. I’m excited to write and publish this review of Misquoting Jesus, firstly because it is a fascinating book, and secondly because I believe I have some important responses to the book to bring to the table.
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