books by Bart D. Ehrman

books by Bart D. Ehrman

books:

Bart D. Ehrman

God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer

Bart D. Ehrman

HarperOne, 2008

What the Bible says about evil, step-by-step
I've read other works by Ehrman and this book is Ehrman at his finest. He takes the reader step-by-step through the Bible and shows how each author or set of authors explains the existence of human suffering. In the personal sections of the book, Ehrman talks about ...

The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New ...

Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

Just give me the facts please.
Looking at bilblical history somewhat forensically is a refreshing way to examine the Bible. Cultural, social, and political, in other words, human perspective lead to an evolving understanding of religion, in general, not just Christianity.

Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium

Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

God in the Flesh or Leader of a Lunatic Fringe?
In sophisticated rhetoric that asks us to make our own inferences rather than pounding us over the head with strident prose, Bart Ehrman's Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium paints Jesus as a doomsday prophet who, according to the Gospels, proclaimed the ...

Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew

Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Great book
Excellent book from a very smart scholar. I have enjoyed his books and lectures - some sanity among the crazy fundies out there!

The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (4th Edition)

Bruce M. Metzger, Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Before anything else....
This is THE standard introduction to the science and art of biblical criticism. For decades now, required reading in many if not most Christian seminaries. The 4th edition is co-authored with Bart Ehrman and is an excellent update on the state of the art. Before ...

Peter, Paul and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend

Bart D Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

ALL ABOUT JESUS'S CLOSEST FOLLOWERS
Professor Bart Ehrman has written another engaging and insightful book on early Christianity. He examines three of Jesus's most influential followers through the lens of historical perspective, the bible, and early external writings. He shows great insight in the ...

The Gospel of Judas

National Geographic, 2006

Wow! But ZZZZZZZZZ (from Ahadada Books)
Ok, so now we're in the midst of a comedy that only the demon Saklas could have concocted for the poor scholars caught up in National Geographic's super-hype of a few years back. We admit, we were quite familiar with the "news" of this Gospel before it even appeared. ...

Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament

Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Here's 37 books you won't find in your NT
The Greek Old Testament has a number of books not included in the Hebrew because Jews excluded them believing they were not divine. These books are referred to as Apocrypha and I have a Revised Standard Version (RSV) with these books. I've read them and its not hard to ...

Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (Plus)

Bart D. Ehrman

HarperOne, 2007

Clear & Concise Explanation of New Testament Origins
Erhman's book provides a clear and concise explanation of new testament history. This history shows the finger prints of humanity on the authorship of the Bible. The Bible we have today is the result of one version of early Christianity winning the battle for ...

The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings

Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Great for open-minded readers
My professor had us buy this book for a NT class. I must say, the required readings were interesting and I enjoyed Ehrmans' non-biased views. I would highly recommend this book for any professor looking for a new textbook.

The Apostolic Fathers, I, I Clement. II Clement. Ignatius. Polycarp. Didache (Loeb Classical Library)

Loeb Classical Library, 2003

A contemporary rendition of a set of Christian classics
How did the New Testament come to be formed? What books were left out? What did some of those books say? These are some of the questions on the minds of many curious people today. Too often, local congregations ignore these questions, to the detriment of the church. ...

The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed

Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

The Yin & Yang of Judas Iscariot
Professor Ehrman gave a fascinating account on his personal involvement in Gospel of Judas, the long lost scripture. In this book, he did not render a direct translation from Coptic writings. Instead, he compared and contrasted Paul's writing with the later four ...

Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code: A Historian Reveals What We Really Know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, ...

Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Expert demolition
Bart Ehrman is a well-known historian of Christianity and chairman of the Religious Studies Department at UNC-Chapel Hill. This short book (it can be read in one long sitting) debunks Brown's plot and purported evidence from top to bottom. Better yet, it contains a lot ...

Christianity in Late Antiquity, 300-450 C.E.: A Reader

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

Revealing
This book is basically piles of documents from when Christianity was still competing with the polytheistic religions of the late Roman Empire. The authors preface each document with a bit of history and explanation. The documents themselves are highly illuminating ...