Bart Ehrman
contemporaryHistorical-Critical Scholarshipb. 1955
Bart D. Ehrman (born 1955) is a New Testament scholar and professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in textual criticism, the historical Jesus, and the origins of Christianity. A former evangelical Christian turned agnostic, he is known for bringing rigorous historical-critical methods to popular audiences. His work challenges traditional Christian claims through historical and manuscript evidence.
Notable Achievements
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Authored foundational popular works on New Testament textual criticism, including Misquoting Jesus (2005)
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Demonstrated the extent and significance of scribal variants in New Testament manuscripts for general audiences
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Applied historical methodology to argue against traditional Christian accounts of Jesus's divinity in How Jesus Became God (2014)
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Defended the historical existence of Jesus against mythicist positions in Did Jesus Exist? (2012)
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Explored the problem of suffering as grounds for loss of faith in God's Problem (2008)