Quote:How is he outside the mainstream? Isn't he primarily a popularizer of knowledge not considered that controversial by most Biblical scholars?
The fact that your bible is riddled with errors, falsifications and doctrinal "upgrades" by the powers that be has been known since the 16th century among scholars.
Quote:History of higher criticism
The Dutch scholars Desiderius Erasmus (1466? – 1536) and Benedict Spinoza (1632–1677) are usually credited as the first to study the Bible in this way.[11] When applied to the Bible, the historical-critical method is distinct from the traditional, devotional approach.[12] In particular, while devotional readers concern themselves with the overall message of the Bible, historians examine the distinct messages of each book in the Bible.[12] Guided by the devotional approach, for example, Christians often combine accounts from different gospels into single accounts, whereas historians attempt to discern what is unique about each gospel, including how they are different.[12]
All that Ehrman has done is to spread the views of centuries of earlier scholarship so fools like you could learn that you are being conned by bible bullshit. You should thank him every day....except you can't stand the fact that he casts doubt on your holy horseshit so you try to demonize him.
He is really no different than Israel Finkelstein who brought complex archaeological findings - which were well known among scholars - to the attention of laymen. Many laymen are not quite as terrified as you, Daniel. They would rather have facts than fiction.
Try to join the rest of the world, huh.
