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Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

"Misquoting Jesus" is the only show where a six-time New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned Bible scholar uncovers the many fascinating, little known facts about the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the rise of Christianity. The show features Dr. Bart Ehrman and host, Megan Lewis.

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45:06

Night of the Living Dead: Matthew's Forgotten...

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/10/28

There are several resurrection stories in the New Testament - including, of course, Jesus himself, but what about the mass resurrection in the gospel of Matthew? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to discuss why the righteous were raised from the dead when Jesus came for sinners, and what happened to them after their resurrection.

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42:44

Meet Marcion: The First Great Christian Heretic

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/10/21

Marcion, founder of the 2nd century Christian group imaginatively called the Marcionites, had some beliefs that would be cause for stoning in the Life of Brian. This week, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to talk about what those beliefs were, Marcion’s own personal gospel, and what other christians thought about it.

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42:52

John the Maverick Gospel

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/10/14

The gospel of John doesn’t mention Jesus’ birth from a virgin, doesn’t show Jesus’ baptism by John, and does absolutely nothing to keep his identity secret - not even don a pair of glasses. This week, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to explain why the gospel of John is so drastically different to the rest of the new testament gospels!

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47:52

Was Jesus an Essene?

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2025/10/07

The Dead Sea Scrolls preserve the beliefs of the Essenes, an ancient Jewish sect that were, like Jesus and John the Baptist, expecting the end of the world. Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me today to talk about whether Jesus and John were actually Essenes.

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48:07

Does Genesis 1 Contradict Genesis 2?

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/09/30

If Genesis 1 is an account of the creation of the world, why is the world recreated in Genesis 2? Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to talk about whether these accounts can be understood as one story, or if something else is going on.

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39:11

Why Study the Bible as an Atheist?

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/09/23

Why on earth would someone study the scripture of a religion that they don’t even believe in? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to explore that very question!

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53:36

Mary Before Jesus

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/09/16

Mary is known in the canonical gospels as the virgin mother of Jesus - but what else did early Christian writings say about her? Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me today to talk about the Proto-Gospel of James, and what it says about the mother of Jesus!

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48:12

Without Error? A History of Biblical Inerrancy

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/09/09

Have Christians always believed the Bible contains no errors or mistakes, or did this understanding develop over time? Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to talk about the Christian view of biblical inerrancy!

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48:35

In Search of Q: The Hypothetical Source for Matthew...

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/09/02

Understanding where the writers of the gospels got their information is the foundation of source criticism - but how does that work when the original sources are hypothetical? Dr. Bart Ehrman is here today to talk about the Q source!

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27:43

The Bible Before the New Testament: A Conversation...

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/08/26

Even though it was the religious text of Jesus, the Hebrew Bible is consistently overlooked by many Christians. Which is a shame, honestly, because it’s a fascinating collection of literature and an incredible historical document. Luckily, today I’m joined by Dr. Joel Baden, expert in the Hebrew Bible, to talk about exactly what it is, and how a group of disparate texts were formed into the collection we see today.

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39:20

Why are the Gospels so Late?

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/08/19

The first gospel recording Jesus life wasn’t written until approximately 30 years after his death. Dr. Bart Ehrman is here to tell us why it took so long for pen to be put to paper, and how this impacts their use as historical documents.

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39:25

Are the Gospels Filled with Fiction?

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/08/12

If the accounts of Jesus’ life found in the four gospels contain contradictions, how can we know what the historical Jesus actually said and did? Dr. Bart Ehrman explains how scholars sort historical truth from theological fiction!

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36:48

What's the Point of John's Gospel?

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/08/05

As an historian, I’m pretty much always interested in ancient writing. Give me a document written a few thousand years ago, and I’ll be entertained for hours. My guest today is similarly minded, except his passion for the Gospel of John has sustained him for the last decade. Today, Dr. Hugo Mendez joins me to talk about why he thinks the Gospel of John was written, and the ways the author tried to achieve his goal.

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48:28

Paul's Bizarre Views on Salvation: Exploring the...

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/07/29

Just how many ways can one person explain how Jesus’ death and resurrection saves humanity? In the case of the apostle Paul, the answer is probably more than you think! Why explain it in one way when you can confuse everyone and use exactly the same terms to mean totally different things? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman is here to clear things up for me - and hopefully for you, too!

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42:56

Was Jesus a Violent Rebel?

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2025/07/22

As an apocalypticist, Jesus was anticipating the end of the political system he was living under - but was he trying to hasten that end by plotting the violent overthrow of the Roman state? Does Jesus’ outburst in the temple and eviction of the money-lenders indicate a willingness to embrace violence to enact change? Why were his companions armed if they weren’t expecting violence? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to answer all of these questions and more!

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47:03

Did the Prophet Isaiah Predict Jesus' Crucifixion?

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2025/07/15

"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed." That’s a passage from the book of Isaiah, and I can’t read that without my brain screaming “it’s Jesus!” to me… but does it actually predict Jesus’ crucifixion, or did Jesus come to be understood as a sacrifice because of the familiarity early Christians had with this book of the Hebrew Bible? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman talks to me about

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50:56

Is Christianity Good for the World?

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/07/08

Has Christianity been a net positive or negative for humanity? If you wander into an online debate between an atheist and a Christian apologist, you may hear an enthusiastic discussion on just this topic, with the Christian arguing that Jesus’ teachings led to the development of charity, hospitals, and orphanages - among other things. Are claims like that correct? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman and I continue our discussion on the influence of Jesus’ ethical teachings on the Western world, diving into just

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48:52

Did Christianity Make the World More Moral?

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/07/01

Jesus’ ethical teachings are often touted as being revolutionary in the ancient world. The pagan cultures that preceded Christianity are commonly understood as being immoral, full of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. Well, 2 out of three isn’t bad… But just how close to historical reality are these views? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me for the first of a special two-part episode to dive into ancient ethics, and whether Jesus actually changed anything.

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44:38

Did Jesus Actually Claim to be God?

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/06/24

One of the main tenets of Christianity is Jesus’ divinity - most denominations hold him to be fully divine (and also fully mortal, but what’s a whole other conversation). History is littered with humans who claimed to be gods - think Egyptian kings, for example. Is this something that applies also to Jesus? Was he walking around, telling people that he was, in fact, god? Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to talk about the line between divine and mortal in the ancient world, and to examine Jesus’

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29:47

The Wild Wild West of Early Christianity

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman ·

2025/06/17

What if everything you thought you knew about the origins of Christianity was just one version of a much wilder, more chaotic story? In this episode, Megan Lewis and renowned scholar Paula Fredrickson dive into the glorious mess of competing beliefs, hidden gospels, and theological squabbles that shaped the first 500 years of Christianity. From grumpy Church Fathers and outlaw texts to pagans, prophets, and even Kentucky snake handlers (no, really), discover why Christian diversity isn’t a modern

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