Thourough Scholarship. I have felt for quite a long while that Bart’s “Chuckles, Giggles, ¿ “ Folksy Cackling ? Detracts from the Seriousness and Saliency of the Knowledge . Compare and Contrast with the Presentation Styles of Robert Cargill , Joshua Bowen , and Dan McClellan .

I doubt Bart mockingly meant to imply that Mary had the Herculean powers of Prince Michael while on trip? Oh Bart, Bart. Bart.

what a pile of rubbish

1. ? Quirinius’ first term as governor of Syria: 12 BCE - 4 BCE no record of a registration in Judea? It's plausible, however, that this was meant by the first registration, and it befits the timeline account according to Luke. 2. ? Quirinius’ second term as governor of Syria: 6 AD - 12 AD at this time we have record that Quirinius did record a census 6AD/CE however this might not be the first.

Also in response to Megan's question at 21:15 - in the Egyptian papyri, we have evidence for women travelling home to give birth, presumably to be around their family members for support during what was a difficult time.

Well, it's not something so far-fetched I mean looking at the text Mary might have been 6 or 7 months pregnant when they travelled and let me tell you they were fit enough people she might have even at times rode on a Donkey. When they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. The focus is on Caesar Augustus (Octavian) who reigned as the first Roman Emperor 27 BCE until his death in AD 14. Herod the Great reigned during 37 BCE to 4 BCE some even argue for a death of around 1 BCE.

I'm happy accepting all of the criticisms of the stories (I'm not Christian myself), but the census part is still plausible. Everyone was registered to an 'idia', which was one's financial/administrative domicile. You could live elsewhere but the state encouraged you to return to your idia for a census. I wish Bart would think about that specific point just a little bit more - doesn't mean that a worldwide census definitely happened etc. but Bart is incorrect on that part.

Consensus from the experts that Jesus existed ? Really ? This guy is a academic fraud.

Apologists are happy with articulate replies to a question. They REALLY don't care if it's a credible answer

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Well any non believer will try to sell crap regardless of the religion. They collect garbage snd pretend to own antiques. Well if you get the drift.

I love how Bart is always laughing, he is so genuinely interested in what he does and his joy just really comes through. It’s uplifting.

The Romans grafted the birth of Jesus onto their pagan celebration of the winter solstice. December 21st is the shortest day of the year, where the sun rises at its lowest point in the sky. For three days it doesn't move. On December 25th, the sun rises higher in the sky. The three kings in antiquity referred to the 3 stars in Orion's belt, which point to the location in the sky where the sun will rise. Sirius, the brightest star in the sky heralds the sun's rising in the constellation of Virgo, known to the Hebrews as Bethlehem, the House of Bread, as Virgo is depicted as holding a sheaf of wheat in her hand. Thus, the sun dies and is reborn after three days, of a virgin. It is a story written in the stars which every ancient culture knew.

All religions on planet earth are man made.... Be honest... No one can really prove the existence and non existence of God

Dr. Levine would be the perfect person to spend an afternoon with at a coffee shop.

Many years ago, when I was doing my Scripture Studies, two points were mentioned regarding the Infancy narratives - firstly, we should look at the Resurrection narratives. In Matthew, the Resurrection features an Earthquake - so his Infancy narrative features another celestial occurrence - the Star. Luke's Resurrection account features angels - and so does his Infancy narrative. (BTW, while much of Matthew tells the Disciples to "Go only to the Children of Israel", the Resurrected Jesus tells the Disciples to "Make Disciples in every Nation" - hence the "Foreign" Magi at the Birth). But the second element we were told to watch out for was "Who was Jesus to each of these Gospel writers?" Matthew, clearly sees Jesus as a "New Moses" a Law giver who gives his "New Law" on a Mountain - just like Moses did - and just like Moses, Matthew's Jesus comes out of Egypt. Meanwhile, Luke seems to see Jesus as one of the Humble of the Earth - so at his birth, we have Shepherds, who despite their usage throughout the Hebrew Scriptures as metaphors for "Good Rulers" (especially in Isaiah and Ezekiel) were so despised that they were barred from being witnesses in trials... Thus we get the two different Infancy narratives - Matthew's cosmically important New Moses (complete with yet another "Dreaming Joseph" going to Egypt) and Luke's "Salt of the Earth" Jesus, who's birth, while of enormous importance to Heaven, is only noticed by the Humble and the "Outcast" and who meekly returns home, unnoticed by none of the "Great and Good"... The difference in the two Infancy Narratives is, therefore, solely down to the very different Christologies/Theologies of the two authors...

Did not know Megan identified as a Christian! That's very interesting to me and makes these discussions much more rich in value to me, I had wrongly assumed she was Agnostic.

No he wasn't. It was a dumb little child who at the age of 12 was in the temple, talking to and astounding the scribes and teachers with His knowledge and ability to ask and answer all their questions. Get a grip . . . Of course Jesus was Literate.

This is like an Indiana jones story

Matthew is good of course, but it is directed towards the Jews. The emphasis is Jesus, the King of the Jews and does not mention Jesus being in a manger in Bethlehem or the Shepherds. The genealogy goes back to Abraham and David. Luke's gospel is more towards us gentiles. The genealogy goes from Jesus back to Adam and God. God through the angels announces to low mankind the birth of His Son, and declares that He is a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. In Matthew they reject their 'king'. We the gentiles have received our Saviour and confess Him as Lord and Christ. In John's gospel we read 'He came unto His own (the Jews) an d His own received Him not, but to as many as received Him, to them gave He the power (right) to became the children of God, even to them that believe on His name.

Christ came, not to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be SAVED. How can it possibly be a doomsday cult?

THE ALLEGATIONS OF GROSS ANTILAW UNGODLINESS BY THE JEWS AGAINST PAUL 1. Preaching a Christ that is contrary to the Mashiach of the true God Lord Yehovah the God of Israel 2. Teaching people to worship God in ways contrary to the law of God Lord Yehovah the Lawgiver 3. Teaching people against the law of God Lord Yehovah the Lawgiver, opposing people from keeping the law of God Lord Yehovah the Lawgiver and from teaching people the law of God Lord Yehovah 4. Asking people to forsake Moses (and by implication, the law and the prophets( 5. Opposing circumcision, the practice and teaching of circumcision (and hence the covenant of God Lord Yehovah who commanded circumcision as a token of the covenant) for salvation 6. Telling people not to walk after the custom (+feasts+forbidden unclean meat+forbidden food sacrificed to idols+forbidden marriage to idolaters) of the people of Israel (thereby promoting the idolatrous customs (+feasts+unclean meat+ meat sacrificed tomidol+marriage) of Greek and Romans and giving room for invention of feasts and customs to replace that commanded by God Lord Yehovah) 7. Teaching people against the people of Israel (thereby inviting hatred against the people of Israel) 8. Teaching people against the land of Israel (thereby inciting hatred against the land of israel) 9. Defiling the temple by bring uncircumcised Greeks into the temple (contrary to the commandments of God Lord Yehovah that forbids any foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh from entering the temple of Yehovah) AND THUS INSPIRING THE INVENTION AN ANTILAW RELIGIOUS SECT THAT SYNCRETIZED WITH GREECOROM EMPIRE IDOLATROUS RELIGIONS DIFFERENT FROM THE RELIGION OF YESHUA THE SON OF JOSEPH AND HIS PEOPLE OF ISRAEL Whatever be the intention Where ever and in whatever you forsake the law of the holy God Lord Yehovah the Lawgiver, it is there you forsake the true God Lord Yehovah the Most high Whoever forsake the law of God Lord Yehovah the Lawgiver has forsaken God Lord Yehovah the Lawgiver Deuteronomy 6:25 ASV And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Jehovah our God, as he hath commanded us. Matthew 5:17-19 KJ21 "Think not that I am come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. [18] For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any wise pass from the law till all be fulfilled. [19] Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven. Acts 15:1-6 ASV And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved. [2] And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, the brethren appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. [3] They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. [4] And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them. [5] But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses. [6] And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter. Acts 18:1,4-6,12-13 ASV After these things he departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. [4] And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks. [5] But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. [6] And when they opposed themselves and blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. [12] But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat, [13] saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. Acts 21:17-21,27-29 ASV And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. [18] And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. [19] And when he had saluted them, he rehearsed one by one the things which God had wrought among the Gentiles through his ministry. [20] And they, when they heard it, glorified God; and they said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believed; and they are all zealous for the law: [21] and they have been informed concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. [27] And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him, [28] crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man that teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place; and moreover he brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place. [29] For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple. Acts 11:19-26 ASV They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews. [20] But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus. [21] And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord. [22] And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch: [23] who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord: [24] for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord. [25] And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul; [26] and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people; and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

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It comes from the bible. Matthew 1:21 [21] And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Isaiah 43:11 [11] I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.

Every Man a Church Every Church a Cult Hence Inquisitions and 30 years of war and carnage to rein in those thinking too freely. That's not including people just there for the culture, either, it's just describing the ones who count themselves as True Believers in their own Personal Cult ..., as described just before ...

I'm no scholar but..did not God say I am One..there is no other before me

I am late to the party, and have enjoyd it. 🌈

I wont say i am blessed cause im still poor but most of the time questions i have are shown to me in dreams, i also dreamt about paul but this time i wasnt even thinking about him, but the dream was you can not trust paul.. and as time go by sure enoughi am starting to form a solid feeling of doubt towards this person

It seems to me that god loves pain as suffering

When jesus taught his disicples the lord pray.He said Our father not my father

Fed up listening to them talking about food. INot watching, thank you

Concerning the virgin birth Which is more likely? - that the whole natural order is to be suspended, or that a Jewish minx should tell a lie

People really don’t have a concept of how low rural literacy requirements were until very recently, even in the U.S. My stepfather is only 78 years old, but he stopped going to school after the eight grade to help on the farm, and can barely write sentence. It was quite common in rural America up through the sixties to only go through six or eight years of school, so to think that shepherds, farmers, and fishermen from two thousand years ago could read is absurd.

Hi Bart, you said you're not good at buying presents. Well remember the old adage 'Practice makes perfect'🎉. Really enjoying yours and Megan's podcasts. Listening to this one on 21/12/24 and waiting for the Winter Solstice at 09.20 GMT. Happy Xmas Everyone.🎉🎉

None of us remember or memorize them. It doesn't mean we don't know them. The same goes for our modern laws.

When the Greeks conquered Kemet which they called Egypt. They created a hybrid parental deity in order to combine Egyptian mythology with Greek mythology. So they combined the Egyptian God Thoth with the Greek God Hermes. They called him Hermes Trismegistus III. Who was known as… “The Thrice Great.” He was famous for triumphing over the season of death. Which is what the number 3 almost always symbolizes in World Mythology. Isn't this what the Flavian Dynasty did after conquering the Jews? Didn't they create a new hybrid form of Greco-Roman Judaism? To integrate Jewish mythology with Greco-Roman mythology? Calling him… “Jesus The Christ.” Who is also famous for triumphing over the season of death. As represented by… “The Trinity.” Isn't this a better explanation for the origins of Christianity rather than Harry Houdini magic? Wasn't Paul secretly working for the Flavian Dynasty? Weren't all of the original Roman Catholic Saints' members of the Flavian Dynasty? Weren't all of the original symbols used by the earliest Christians identical to those of the Flavian Dynasty? And wasn't the earliest iconographic image of Jesus The Christ, in a catacomb, under the city of Rome, which was owned by a Flavian Princess? Weren't all of the original Jesus cult texts produced under the oversight of the Flavian Dynasty? Didn't the Flavian Dynasty posses the only remaining copy of the Hebrew Tanakh other than the Greek Septuagint translation? Isn't there Flavian typology in the Gospels? Weren't the canonical texts all back dated like the historical fiction of Gone With The Wind? Wasn't Emperor Vespasian known as the Jewish Messiah? Wasn’t Pope Clement of Rome a Flavian? Wasn't Josephus a temple whore for the Flavian Dynasty? Weren't the Flavian’s, as well as Paul, descended from King Herod? There was no separation of Church and State in the Roman Empire. And Christianity is clearly a Greco-Roman hybrid form of Judaism created by the Flavian Dynasty. As an attempt to adapt, pacify, and integrate the rebellious and defiant Jews into the rest of the Greco-Roman Empire. Just like the Greeks created Hermes Trismegistus III to integrate Egyptian mythology with Greek mythology. Then finally Neo-Flavian Constantine chose the Flavian family religion to be the official religion of the entire Roman Empire. In order to consolidate power in his seriously fractured Empire. And then Eusebius edited and rewrote the history of the previous 3OO years. Destroying all contradictory evidence. Such as all of the non-canonical Jesus cult texts. It isn't history it is all simply Greco-Roman mythopoetic literature. Today it is known as Historical Fiction. “What profit hath not this fable of Christ brought us.” Pope Leo X 💙

This guy is very ignorant of Christian theology. He may think he knows, but he doesn’t.

So, for you, Jesus is nothing more than an Old Testament prophet or a disciple of Jhon the Baptist?

The Kingdom of God is not just about forgive sins, is also about the conflict with the kindom of this world. In the cross this Kingdom won but the Kingdom of God wins with the resurrection.

You forgot the Sermon of the Mount. There is described how to belong to the kindom of god, is the new law, the new alliance.

Dr...1844 is what you were trying to say not 1848...with the 2nd coming thing in N. America.

Two thousand zero zero party over we're out of time. So I'm gone party like it's 1999!! ❤

If I had my druthers, the NT would just be Mark and the Epistle of James. (PS Thank God for Bart Ehrman.....AND Megan and her glasses.)

What part of "call no one teacher" don't people understand? Read Isaiah 9:16 to understand why the world isn't perfect.

Do you not realise that Mary, the mother of Jesus was with the apostles at pentecost and afterwards. They discussed these things which the Holy Spirit the Comforter brought clearly to their memories. Now, seeing Mary was the subject of your discussion, and she was there at the time, I guess she ought to know exactly what state her body was in. Luke ch. 2 v 19 and 51.

Thanks so much! Do you have books or courses about the OT not prophesying about Jesus ie. Isaiah 7:14?

I think the term CHRISTianity gives the clue as to who founded the faith. Then if you read Hebrews, 'looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith'. Paul received his doctrine and ministry from the glorified Christ, and taught nothing which was not the consequence of Christ risen and glorified at the right hand of the throne of God, having fully satisfied God's wrath against us. Paul introduced Grace to the Christians who were mainly Jewish converts at the time, and who practised their Judaism under Law, but this was in ignorance.

Many people commenting here find it shocking that in the Book of Job God kills all Job's children, but in the end 'makes it alright' by causing more children to be born to him, as though children are replaceable, so it doesn't matter if we lose some to early deaths. That is hard to understand from a modern point of view, but perhaps not in an age of such high infant mortality that most married couples expected some of their children to die in infancy, which was one reason why they had so many, and why people were expected to cope with the death of children as a normal thing.

If you can't understand something as simple as, "call no one teacher" I doubt they undestands anything in the Bible. They choose not to, to their own detriment.