Bart D. Ehrman: Jesus Before the Gospels

Jesus Before the Gospels


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Many believe that the Gospel stories of Jesus are based on eyewitness testimony and are therefore historically reliable. Now, for the first time, a scholar of the New Testament, New York Times bestselling author Bart D. Ehrman (Misquoting Jesus; and Jesus, Interrupted), surveys research from the fields of psychology, anthropology, and sociology to explore how oral traditions and group memories really work and questions how reliable the Gospels can be.Focusing on the decades-long gap between when Jesus lived and when these documents about him began to appear, Ehrman looks to these varied disciplines to see what they can tell us about how the New Testament developed. In the book, Ehrman examines: How cultural anthropologists studied the oral traditions of Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and Ghana to reveal how stories always change as they are passed along. How psychologists have discovered the routine phenomena of false memories and how strongly people contend that these false memories really happened. How modern legal scholars and psychologists have shown how unreliable eyewitness testimonies really are, with people regularly distorting what they experienced. How sociologists have shown that a group s collective memory is strongly shaped by the issues and concerns of the remembering community just as much by the events themselvesJesus Before the Gospels is a compelling narrative that not only demonstrates Ehrman s deep knowledge and meticulous scholarship, but also challenges the historical accuracy of the Gospels and what they tell us about the historical Jesus, the way we read and think about these sacred texts, and how we view history.What Memory Research Reveals About How the Gospels Were WrittenBart D. Ehrman, one of the most renowned and controversial Bible scholars in the world today, uses the latest research on memory and oral traditions to challenge how much we really know about Jesus from the Gospels. In Jesus Before the Gospels he investigates the controversial issue of what really happened in the decades-long gap between when Jesus lived and when the Gospels began to appear.Praise for Bart D. Ehrman Bart Ehrman has made a career of zeroing in on some of the most difficult questions at the intersection of faith and history. The Boston Globe Ehrman has a gift for bringing to life the dusty and scholarly. Publishers Weekly A prolific and popular author. The San Diego Union-Tribune A lucid expositor. The New Yorker"

TRAUMAPrepare to be hooked from page one of this shock-inducing medical thriller from These stories include the great myths - of Amen-Ra, who created all the creatures in the world; of Isis, seaching the waters for her dead husband Osiris; of the Bennu Bird and the Book of Thoth. But there are also tales told for pleasure about magic, treasure and adventure - even the first ever Cinderella story. Farmer Dray and Dolly the cart horse are needed to help Ted rescue his tractor on a windy winter's day. Farmyard Tales are humorous stories of the people and animals on Apple Tree Farm. Each story has a simple Jesus Before the Gospels download PDF text to encourage young children to read themselves, and a longer text that children enjoy listening to. Ages 5+. What won't this old lady swallow? This time around, a bat, an owl, a cat, a ghost, a goblin, some bones, and a wizard are all on the menu! This Halloween-themed twist on the classic little old lady books will delight and entertain all brave readers who dare to read it!


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Author: Bart D. Ehrman
Number of Pages: 336 pages
Published Date: 04 Mar 2016
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780062285201
Download Link: Click Here
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