Did Jesus Exist?
The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth
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Did Jesus Exist?
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Narrated by:
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Walter Dixon
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By:
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Bart D. Ehrman
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In Did Jesus Exist? historian and Bible expert Bart Ehrman confronts the question, "Did Jesus exist at all?" Ehrman vigorously defends the historical Jesus, identifies the most historically reliable sources for best understanding Jesus’ mission and message, and offers a compelling portrait of the person at the heart of the Christian tradition.
Known as a master explainer with deep knowledge of the field, Bart Ehrman methodically demolishes both the scholarly and popular “mythicist” arguments against the existence of Jesus. Marshaling evidence from within the Bible and the wider historical record of the ancient world, Ehrman tackles the key issues that surround the mythologies associated with Jesus and the early Christian movement.
In Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth, Ehrman establishes the criterion for any genuine historical investigation and provides a robust defense of the methods required to discover the Jesus of history.
Also, his claim that mythicists have an agenda against Christianity is illogical. Whether or not he was a flesh and blood person says nothing as to whether or not he was divine.
He seems to display biases in this book, but he knows the topic so well that it's still a good listen
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If just asserting a premise was the standard of a thesis, than Professor Bart Ehrman has written a tour de force. He states no less than 7 times in the opening chapter that Jesus 100% did exist, and then again about once every five minutes for good measure. The question mark in the title is rhetorical.
Bart introduced me to this fascinating topic and thus deserves some respect. And that sentence was it. Because with this almost offensive offering he has all at once made himself irrelevant.
Ehrman may claim to have broken away from his faith years ago, but his thinking has remained as dogmatic as a 4th century bishop. (Altho its possible Ehrman may take that as a compliment)
I don’t mind the snobbery of professors, in fact I expect it. But Ehrman has mistaken his position as educator for that of a parent. He seems concerned we will all get bogged down in uncertainty, so he claims it for us and tells us not to be so skeptical.
If this is the best there is then this field needs an inquest immediately.
5 stars - for writing so badly, so completely void of logical honesty, that this is sure to stimulate many more books in a genre begging for talent. Ehrman sets the bar so impossibly low, that everyone should feel encouraged to have a crack.
Yes, because the scholar tells me so.
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