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Where did the ideas of heaven and hell come from? 'An engaging but expert guide.' THE TIMES As strange as it may seem to us now, there was a time when no one thought they would go to heaven or hell after they died. In fact, there is no mention of
How did Christianity become the dominant religion in the West? In the early first century, a small group of peasants from the backwaters of the Roman Empire proclaimed that an executed enemy of the state was Gods messiah. Less than four hundred years late
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
We may think of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament as the only sacred writings of the early Christians, but this is not at all the case. Lost Scriptures offers an anthology of up-to-date and readable translations of many non-canonical writings fr
The problems with the Bible that New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman discussed in his bestseller Misquoting Jesus --and on The Daily Show with John Stewart , NPR, and Dateline NBC , among others--are expanded upon exponentially in his latest book: Jesus, In
Just as with "Misquoting Jesus" where Ehrman revealed how the corruption of scripture by scribes caused him to reject his once-conservative Christian beliefs, in "God's Problem" Ehrman will discuss for the first time his personal a
New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus's divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church. The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this
A "humane, thoughtful, and intelligent" ( The New York Times Book Review ) bestselling Biblical scholar reveals why our popular understanding of the Apocalypse is all wrong--and why that matters. You'll find nearly everything the Bible says
The "marvelous" (Reza Aslan, bestselling author of Zealot ), New York Times bestselling story of how Christianity became the dominant religion in the West. How did a religion whose first believers were twenty or so illiterate day laborers in a r
A New York Times bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions of human existence: where did the ideas of heaven and hell come from and why do they endure? What happens when we die? A recent Pew Research poll show
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' miss
When you hear of a devastating earthquake thousands of miles away, you might reach into your pockets to make a donation. Thats the fault of an itinerant Jewish preacher from Palestine, an obscure backwater of the Roman Empire, otherwise known as Jesus Chr
Enduring and influential early Christian texts. The writings of the Apostolic Fathers give a rich and diverse picture of Christian life and thought in the period immediately after New Testament times. Some of them were accorded almost Scriptural authority
Enduring and influential early Christian texts. The writings of the Apostolic Fathers give a rich and diverse picture of Christian life and thought in the period immediately after New Testament times. Some of them were accorded almost Scriptural authority
Bart Ehrman a leading biblical scholar reveals the many challenging and even disturbing, early variations of our cherished biblical stories.With the advent of the printing press and the subsequent publishing culture that reproduces exact copies of texts e
From the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus comes a surprising history of Jesus' most radical commandment--a new kind of altruism--tracing how the extraordinary duty to love even those who are strangers to us has shaped our world an
I bogen viser Ehrman hvordan kristendommen, blev den ocielle religion i Rom og kom til at stå for konverteringen af omkring 30 millioner mennesker på bare re århundreder. Det var ikke givet, at kristendommen skulle blive den dominerende religion i Vesten.
Bart Ehrman-the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus and a recognized authority on the early Christian Church-and Zlatko Plese here offer a groundbreaking edition of the Apocryphal Gospels, one that breathes new life into the non-canonica
Featuring vibrant full color throughout, A Brief Introduction to the New Testament, Fifth Edition, is a concise version of Bart D. Ehrman's best-selling The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, Seventh Edition. Ret