(February 22, 2016 at 2:31 am)Alex K Wrote: Bart "Jesus was real" Ehrman, of all people! Would have thought they'd get along
"Ehrman became an Evangelical Christian as a teenager. In his books, he recounts his youthful enthusiasm as a born-again, fundamentalist Christian, certain that God had inspired the wording of the Bible and protected its texts from all error.[2] His desire to understand the original words of the Bible led him to the study of ancient languages and also textual criticism. During his graduate studies, however, he became convinced that there are contradictions and discrepancies in the biblical manuscripts that could not be harmonized or reconciled. He remained a liberal Christian for 15 years but later became an agnostic atheist after struggling with the philosophical problems of evil and suffering.[2]"
Jesus is like Pinocchio. He's the bastard son of a carpenter. And a liar. And he wishes he was real.
