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http://www.bartdehrman.com/

Based on years of scholarship, and just in time for Easter, Ehrman's most important work-to-date reveals, among its many findings:

* Only 8 of the 27 books of the New Testament were actually written by the authors to whom they're attributed. Others are likely forgeries.
* The gospels provide remarkably divergent portrayals of Jesus.
* The message of the Apostle Paul and the message of gospel writer Matthew are completely at
odds over the question of whether a follower of Jesus also had to observe the Jewish law.
* The Nicene Creed and the Trinity were constructs of the later church and are not found in the pages of the Bible.
* Traditional doctrines such as the suffering Messiah, the divinity of Christ, and the notion of heaven and hell are not based on the teachings of the historical Jesus.
* The commonly told story of Jesus -- his birth, death, and resurrection is actually a composite of four vastly different gospel narratives.