Christians Don't Know This Jesus

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[@gaiusjuliuswindex3801]

Hey Derrick

[@PutsOnSneakers]

Why do you have a white man in the thumbnail ? That's not me even his hair isn't accurate

[@tobyc8668]

No thanks, it appears that much of what is said are mere speculations on his part and his thoughts/feelings. Two person examining the exact same set of facts, may come to two very different conclusions. How can this be? All of us, as fallen humans, are at war with the God who created us. All of us have an enmity toward God that must first be removed if we are ever going to see the evidence clearly. Evidence is a matter of objective truth, proof is in the mind of the evaluator, and many of you resist the truth in spite of many evidence that goes against your narrative. We can offer evidence all day long: facts about eyewitness testimony, archeological verification, scientific harmony and even probabilities, but none of this will serve as proof unless you first change your heart. I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. (Proverbs 8:17) And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28) To seek God with all our heart is fundamental to God’s revealing himself to us (Jer. 29:13). As the philosopher & famous pascal Blaise Pascal put it: Willing to appear openly to those who seek Him with all their heart, and to be hidden from those who flee from Him with all their heart, He so regulates the knowledge of Himself that He has given signs of Himself, visible to those who seek Him, and not to those who seek Him not. There is enough light for those who only desire to see, and enough obscurity for those who have a contrary disposition. But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. (Deuteronomy 4:29) For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and *my thoughts than your thoughts*. (Isaiah 55:8-9) If you look at your faith you will look in vain. If you look to him, knowing you have insufficient faith, and you do not consider your faith or the lack thereof, he will receive you as you are, having less faith than a grain of finely ground pepper. He will then call you his own. Then your faith is not in your faith; it is in his faithfulness. Then you have entered the world of biblical faith-all praise to him and no brag on our part. The disciples wanted more faith, and Jesus’ answer indicated they were barking up the wrong tree. We relate to God with so little faith that he has to make up the difference with the blood he shed on the cross. It is not the quantity of faith that moves God, it is the heart focus. A tiny amount of faith fixed on the all-sufficient grace of God will not move a mountain, but it will guarantee us a place on Mt. Calvary where our sins are washed away by the blood of Jesus. It is not how much faith we have, it is how much our faithless hearts are dependent upon him. The grace of God covers every sin except unbelief. “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God” (John 3:18). The Bible teaches security of the believer. It does not teach security of the unbeliever. Properly understood, Bible doctrine espouses that sinners are saved by believing, and those who continue to believe are the same ones who will be saved in the end. The Bible message is that great sinners are saved by a little faith-ever trusting in his finished work while repudiating personal works as of any value to produce or maintain salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 4:5; 11:6).

[@MAKDÁVID-KRIŽ]

Looking at archeo-genetic facts like other such facts points out that Jews are a Greek like Mediterranean SeaPeople that intruded in to Eastern Mediterranean coastal line and adopted various alphabets, stories, identities...from local people.As such there is NO evidence of them being a pastoral, warrior, tribal alliance called ISRAELITES at all further questioning the whole Greek-Jewish copy cat culture and they intentions.

[@marsonofjo344]

The Messiah did not start Christianity. The greco-roman philosophers concocted it from their own imaginations after listening to the Followers they persecuted.

[@martiansonmaui1749]

If a writer copies another work and embellishes on a story about someone he’s never met, don’t we call it “fan fiction” these days?

[@MossyMozart]

@Martians on Maui - I think so.

[@Dhwty92]

😂 true

[@c4tl4dy76]

Fan fiction. Religious doctrine. Give it enough time and all of those fanfics about My Little Pony will spur it's own religion called Gnorsticism. 😉

[@DavidS_Tan]

It would these days, but it would be called history in ancient Rome. Most of historical biographies of antiquity were written hundreds of years after the person died such as that of Caesar, Alexander the Great, Plutarch, etc. The gospel of Mark was written about 40 years after Jesus' death which is remarkably close to the actual events it portrayed and when eyewitnesses were still alive.

[@truthmarshal6627]

@@DavidS_Tanbased on what I have learned and read, the actual author of Mark isn’t known and did not personally witness the life or death of Jesus. Nor is there any record of any other actual witnesses. All accounts of the gospels were stories passed down, and none were actual witnesses. But, I may be wrong.

[@jesreyes1472]

Don't commit murder. Don't commit adultery. Don't bear false witness. Don't defraud. I love that because those are the commandments that the money hungry usually breaks the most.

[@joshchurch785]

Agreed . I love Jesus and I just want the truth about him . Like he likely was a good man , but is he god ? Who knows .

[@jeffreylehman1159]

@@joshchurch785 If you want to know the truth, he was an apocalyptic preacher, one of many. When he was crucified, his followers, in trying to make sense of this, came up with the redemption story. Which is not what Jesus was preaching. So , no god, no messiah, and No redemption, just a story

[@Benjamin-jo4rf]

Don't forget love your enemies and don't swear oaths which eliminate any chance of Christians being in the government or military or police

[@celestialknight2339]

*_”THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENT,” Jesus answered, “is THIS: ‘Hear O Israel! The Lord OUR GOD, the Lord is ONE!’”_* _(Mark 12:29)_ *_Jesus said, “Why do you call ME good? No one is good but GOD ALONE!”_* _(Mark 10:18)_ *_Jesus said, “Father...now THIS is Eternal Life: that they know YOU, THE ONLY TRUE GOD, and Jesus the Messiah whom YOU HAVE SENT!”_* _(John 17:3)_ *_”Followers of the Bible-do not go too far in your theology, and do not say anything about God but the truth! The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, is only God’s messenger, as well as His word which He cast into Mary, and a spirit from Him! So believe in God and His messengers, and do not speak of a trinity! Stop it-it is for your own good! God is one sole divinity, who is far above having a son! He owns everything in the heavens and everything on earth! And God is able to manage it all on His own!”_* _(The Qur’an, Sūrah 4:171)_

[@Jay_in_Japan]

@@celestialknight2339 Oh boy, the Qur'an. That's a good one 😂 Perfect Qur'anic preservation is a lie, there are many versions of the Qur'an

[@urmasalas]

My wife just said you don't understand women's behavior. The women are frightened and run away without saying anything to anyone. But they still tell their best friend. Who only tells her best friend. Who only tells her best friend and the next day, everyone in the market knows it.😄

[@JeannieSoko]

😅😅 so true

[@mooshei8165]

I’m pretty sure they didn’t have best friends that time.

[@urmasalas]

@@mooshei8165 They sure had. :) Human nature has not changed that much.

[@renewed6250]

@@urmasalas right...human nature has not changed that much. And the game of telephone (let alone other experiments on cognition and eye witness testimony unreliability) easily demonstrate that what you hear from a friend, of a friend, of a friend, of a friend...is not reliable. ESPECIALLY when 'recorded, by someone over 60 years after the fact, and with an agenda/purpose/goal of the writing. So women's behavior aside (which, is not a scientific statement to begin with)...zero reliability or ability to even call it evidence with a lower case 'e'.

[@dolinaj1]

Human behavior may not have changed - a debatable statement - but social morés, customs and the law sure have.

[@cruzefrank]

This is perfect! A double dose of Mark from Dr. Tabor and now Bart Ehrman

[@MythVisionPodcast]

Thank you! I love both of these gents.

[@exoplanet11]

On your Marks.... get set....

[@Robert_L_Peters]

Yes! I know they are pals - how do they look at Mark differently?

[@jamesboswellii2034]

I would like to know whether Ehrman basically affirms his 1999 book "Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millenium" -- or not.

[@user-gk9lg5sp4y]

@@jamesboswellii2034 I've heard him say many times that Jeshua was an apocalyptic preacher

[@wildflowersun5840]

Not a Christian, but always enjoy learning about different Cultures which includes religion, to Me!!!

[@wildflowersun5840]

@@TheIndianTree Not, That interested! Just stumbled across... Won't change my beliefs. People can do that 🤫🥰

[@wildflowersun5840]

@@TheIndianTree I am a weirdo, so I use emojis. Enjoy your day!

[@druidriley3163]

@@TheIndianTree Nothing wrong with mythicism. It's well established that there is no physical evidence of Jesus. Even many scholars state that there was no one man named Jesus the bible was based on and instead he was a composite character. Which is the same thing as saying he was fictional which is the same thing as mythicism

[@druidriley3163]

@@TheIndianTree *Do you think all the secular scholars are simply lying. Some of them even go as far as saying the fact he existed and was crucified is one of the most certain facts of history* Majority of scholars who say Jesus definitely existed are Christians who work for religious organizations and probably signed a statement of faith as a requirement of their employment. You're not going to get an objective viewpoint from them especially if they're already believers. So leaving out all these scholars who are Christians who are associated/employed by religious organizations, you're left with a lot less scholars than you think who believe Jesus was definitely real. And of course, without EVIDENCE, any scholar who is CERTAIN Jesus was real, is lying. No scholar worth his sheepskin will say for sure Jesus did. They have no evidence, only conjecture that he did. Look up their arguments. See what they offer as "proof". All you're going to get is their theories. The most the honest ones will say is Jesus _probably_ existed, but they mean a man, not the Jesus of the bible. But of course, saying a Jew in 1st century ce Judea name of Yeshua existed, is like saying James Bond existed in the UK, when you're really wanting to imply the super spy James Bond. It becomes a moot point.

[@Scorned405]

@@TheIndianTree What archeological evidence?? There’s no first century evidence of him. The New Testament was put together in the third century. There’s no first century evidence of him. No Roman records, no hieroglyphics, no statues, no archeological evidence anywhere. This man that supposedly did all these miracles etc and no one recorded it?? All the first century philosophers living in the first century and never mention Jesus in their writings?? There’s tons of evidence for Constantine and Cesar and lots of first century historical figures. Yet absolutely not one piece of evidence for Jesus?? Little odd don’t u think?

[@isaaclosh8082]

Love how the scholarship is progressing in New Testament studies. MythVision is providing great exposure to scholarship that would not be available or accessible otherwise

[@obaidulhaque7687]

Agreed 👍🏼

[@russellmiles2861]

So true.

[@TheScotsalan]

What stikes me, is that it took near 2k years. When I think of all the conspiricy theories out there that are mostly propagated by christains, moon landing, flat earth, are examples, yet the real conspiricy is the bible 😂👍

[@contempris2383]

Very much

[@artv.9989]

So did Jesus actually exist, or what's going on here?

[@thescoobymike]

You already know this but your channel just keeps getting better man! Production value as well as scholarly value is something to be cherished

[@patricianoel7782]

Agreed! P.S. Derek, I like your new hair style. 😮

[@thescoobymike]

@@patricianoel7782 idek who you are

[@ericephemetherson3964]

The bible is so diverse that nobody knows what the heck it is talking about.

[@jkkennedy8919]

😂facts your right

[@tariqspaulding8034]

I don't think Apostle Paul would want to hear that. When does the next Jesus slave ship sail? (Romans 3:7)(Acts 15:36-39)

[@saltybits9954]

That's because it's a Jew lie.

[@dwashington1333]

You have to rightly divide the word of truth. Ask yourself who is the author writing too. Most of the Bible was written to Jews. Only Paul wrote to Gentiles.

[@redwatch.]

The world is a much better place for Dr. Ehrman's cool rationality and clear explanations.

[@michaelbernard7402]

Yet early Christian works show.. It is said that each one of the twelve and of the seventy wrote a Gospel; but in order that there might be no contention and that the p. 115 number of 'Acts' might not be multiplied, the apostles adopted a plan and chose two of the seventy, Luke and Mark, and two of the twelve, Matthew and John.

[@redwatch.]

@@michaelbernard7402 Credible sources are needed to verify a claim. What are yours?

[@michaelbernard7402]

@red watch mine is this.. CHAPTER XLVIII2. OF THE TEACHING OF THE APOSTLES, AND OF THE PLACES OF EACH ONE OF THEM, AND OF THEIR DEATHS3. NEXT we write the excellent discourse composed by Mâr Eusebius of Caesarea upon the places and families of the holy apostles

[@michaelbernard7402]

@red watch also from that I have note each tribe Simon, the chief of the apostles, was from Bethsaida, of the tribe of Naphtali. He first preached in Antioch, and built there the first of all churches, which was in the house of Cassianus, whose son he restored to life. He remained there one year, and there the disciples were called Christians. From thence he went to Rome, where he remained for twenty-seven years; and in the three hundred and seventy-sixth year of the Greeks, the wicked Nero crucified him head downwards James, the brother of John, preached in his city Bethsaida, and built a church there. Herod Agrippas slew him with the sword one year after the Ascension of our Lord. He was laid in Âkâr, a city of Marmârîkâ2. Philip also was from Bethsaida, of the tribe of Asher. He preached in Phrygia, Pamphylia and Pisidia; he built a church in Pisidia, and died and was buried there. He lived twenty-seven years as an apostle3. Thomas was from Jerusalem, of the tribe of Judah. He taught the Parthians, Medes and Indians4; and because he baptised the daughter of the king of the Indians, he stabbed him with a spear and he died5. Andrew his brother preached in Scythia and Nicomedia and Achaia. He built a church in Byzantium, and there he died and was buried. John the son of Zebedee (Zabhdai) was also from Bethsaida, of the tribe of Zebulun. Simon Zelôtes was from Galilee, of the tribe of Ephraim. He preached in Shemêshât (Samosâta), Pârîn (Perrhê), Zeugma, Hâlâb (Aleppo), Mabbôg (Manbig), and Kenneshrîn (Kinnesrîn). He built a church in Kyrrhos, and died and was buried there9. James, the son of Alphaeus (Halphai), was from the Jordan, of the tribe of Manasseh. He preached in Tadmor (Palmyra), Kirkêsion p. 107 (Kirkîsiyâ), and Callinîcos (ar-Rakkah), and came to Batnân of Serûg (Sarûg), where he built a church, and died and was buried there1. Judas Iscariot, the betrayer, was from the town of Sekharyût of the tribe of Gad, though some say that he was of the tribe of Dan.

[@michaelbernard7402]

@@redwatch. John the Baptist was of the tribe of Levi. Herod the tetrarch slew him, and his body was laid in Sebastia.

[@friend2866]

Jesus’s teachings were absolutely about his death and resurrection.

[@Im_Sanenough]

Jesus quite literally prayed to be saved from death

[@gwenmeier1852]

Have enjoyed learning from Bart through The Great Courses and will encourage anyone to follow his thought process.

[@normanthrelfall2646]

Genesis chapters 1- 11 is recorded in Chinese pictographs which are silent witnesses of events, these are rather like fingerprints of historical facts that took place, being historical in character not forgeries. Evolutionists believe everything is a forgery if it calls evolution into question, we must not go against this world religion of Darwinian Origins for it is a sacred cow. We must ignore, suppress and disregard any evidence that calls evolution into question. The pictographic clues to our ancient past have remained in hidden view for thousands of years. There is evidence of antiquity which is undeniable, but evolutionists will always remain arrogant and defiant to the reality of this evidence. The question is: Where did the Chinese picture concepts come from? Concepts that are memorialized in ancient Chinese pictographs and why do these figures match the Genesis account. Many Chinese people who were former communists have recognized the historical account in Genesis in their pictographic ancient language and have turned to Christ for salvation, knowing that their for bearers had knowledge of their migration from the Tower of Babel. These are just three pictographs as examples and there are others for those who want to do their own research. Noah’s Flood is mentioned in pictographic evidence particularly where the symbol for eight is concerned, because eight persons entered the Ark. It doesn’t matter what evidence points towards Creation, fall, Flood and redemption through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, evolutionists as goats will still head-butt the evidence, such as andesite stones carved with dinosaurs on them found in Nazca tombs in the desert with patina on them which takes thousands of years to form, speaking of antiquity. Dr Dennis Swift through this evidence he discovered doing excavations, turned him 360 degrees from an evolutionist to a creationist. Dinosaur figurines which are quite numerous in Mexico were studied by Dr Don Patton and were found to be genuine. See you-tube. The evidence is clear that the indigenous Indians lived alongside dinosaurs a few thousand years ago. They did not die out 65 million years ago, this is purely a religious concept. The Turin Shroud depicting Jesus crucified was produced, when the fire of God’s presence raised him from the dead, leaving a negative impression on the shroud which scientists have tried to reproduce, in order to prove it a forgery. When the Lord’s body was exposed to God’s light, just like film being exposed in a camera to light, it produced a negative. In all these things God has not left us without his divine witness of events.

[@Kaspar502]

Just gotta love how heartfelt Dr. Ehemann talks about the Gospel tbh

[@φαρμακεία-πρωταρχικός]

Well now, let’s be honest, the New Testament, I’d argue, that the Gospels themselves, outside of the Epistles are certainly the most influential writings of all time.

[@nodrog567]

@@φαρμακεία-πρωταρχικόςBart Ehrman would agree!

[@φαρμακεία-πρωταρχικός]

@@nodrog567I certainly hope so.😅😂

[@Bluesruse]

@@φαρμακεία-πρωταρχικός Depends on the definition of "influential". As stories and literacy, one could argue that the Greek epics are more influential, since they heavily influenced the Gospels themselves. Perhaps when measured in something like human suffering and the justification for it, then sure, they could be considered the most "influential".

[@φαρμακεία-πρωταρχικός]

@@Bluesruse You could definitely make that argument. I need to start listening to audiobook of The Odyssey

[@a.t.6322]

I’ve always found it comical that the other gospel writers felt the need to change Mark’s ending. Clearly, when Mark ends it with “The women were terrified and told no one” he is using irony because obviously they must’ve told someone for the disciples to know and later preach the resurrection. You can almost see “Mark” winking at the reader because Jesus was constantly telling everyone not to say some thing about him and they almost always turn around and do it anyway.

[@andrewsuryali8540]

No, he's specifically trying to diminish the women. Early Christianity had two conflicting traditions on who became the first witness to the resurrected Jesus. Some thought it was Mary Magdalene, others Peter. Paul knew only the Petrine tradition ("...first to Cephas..."). Mark knew both traditions, but Mark also had a beef with Peter (or followers of the real Peter). He can't erase the traditions because he knew that's how Christianity started, so he had to begrudgingly write down both while being a bit of an ass about it. As a result, the women became the first witness BUT TOLD NO ONE, diminishing them, and the story ended before Peter could become the first witness. However, he did subtly concede with the command to go to Galilee that he accepted the Petrine witness tradition. Basically Mark is saying, okay, I don't think the women were the first witnesses, but I'm not going to exalt Peter with my pen, so there!

[@zamiel3]

Or, it's all just made up.

[@a.t.6322]

@@andrewsuryali8540 that’s your opinion. Interesting hypothesis, but not very convincing.

[@lazykbys]

A simpler explanation is that Jesus later appeared (or appeared to appear) to the disciples in person, which IMO would be a much better proof of his resurrection.

[@bible1st]

@@lazykbys ahha very true

[@andrelegeant88]

I just have to note that Mark is likely missing its ending. 16:8 in my mind cannot be the ending of the text because the final word is "gar." This is incredibly rare. Mark is not a strong writer of Greek, and is not using a strange form to replicate an original language in Greek. As such, I cannot imagine that he would employ an unusual form for effect. The use of "efobounto gar" requires an object explaining that which is feared. Cf. Mark 11:18. If Mark had intended to convey something like, "They said nothing because they were afraid," he'd have more likely used a participle structure translating to, "and being afraid, they said nothing." Mark 16:9 also cannot be the original ending because it does not complete the sentence.

[@waderogers]

The fact that Mark ends with the empty tomb is Mark's way of saying, as others said of Roman deities, that Jesus was also a god, since his body was missing. Just as Asclepius went missing and the bodies of other Greco-Roman figures went missing, he ended his story abruptly with the 'young man' telling the women 'he is risen. He is not here'. 'Risen' as in he rose upwards into the sky and that's why 'He is not here'. I think what we have in the gospel stories about the death and resurrection of Jesus is an amalgamation of historical stories and mythic themes. The historical part would be that this wannabe Messiah did manage to historically get himself crucified. The mythic theme is that he was deified when he resurrected and ascended on high just like Romulus and others. So they took the story of some guy who had a following, spoke in parables (easy to do really), probably performed magic tricks that looked like miracles, caused a stir in Jerusalem which put him on the Roman radar, and got himself crucified (probably had Messianic tendencies). So, they attached the story of a resurrection and ascension to prove that he really was a god (or the Messiah) because you just...couldn't...kill him! The gospels are historical docu-dramas. A mix of fact and fiction.

[@donnievance1942]

Excellent comment. I have an hypothesis to add to it. Suppose that at the time Mark wrote there was not yet any firm tradition that Jesus had risen from the dead, but that the followers of his cult were still struggling with the cognitive dissonance that comes from their messianic teacher, whom they had expected to bring about God's millennium, having been executed. So Mark came up with the idea (or maybe took the idea from some vague popular memes that were beginning to form), "Hey, he's not really dead. He rose up into the sky, and leads us still." Hence, he created the story of the women being told this news by the young man at the tomb. That left Mark with the problem of explaining why no one, or very few, had heard about this before. Solution: say that the women ran away and told no one, because they were afraid. In this hypothesis, the women are simply a literary device for adding the idea of the resurrection to the biographical narrative, and the bit about their telling no one was a way of explaining why many people hadn't heard this idea before. Or, if there were already stories about resurrected Jesus talking to his disciples, but that Mark thought these stories were widely disrespected, this was his way of distancing himself from them while preserving the idea of resurrection itself. Of course the issue of how anyone was supposed to have learned about it at all was left hanging. But a smart propagandist realizes that this would not matter. Most people have the critical thinking skills of a guppy. This hypothesis and your comments about the source of the resurrection idea being widespread cultural traditions that have post-mortem ascension as an expected feature of acquired divinity, jive with Richard Carrier's opinion that the initial ideas of Jesus' resurrection had more the character of a spooky spiritual ascension (Carrier thinks it all took place in the spiritual, or sky realm) but lacked at first any component of a tradition of the corporeal Jesus walking around and talking to his followers. Mark's version leaves it more or less on that level, but adds in the women being informed just to make it a definite item in the narrative. We then have to look at the Book of Matthew as the first recorded instance of anybody claiming that a bodily resurrected Jesus got up, walked around, and preached to his followers. So then we have a fairly clear picture of the evolution of the resurrection tradition. First you have Paul, a decade or so after the crucifixion, claiming a supernatural visitation from Jesus, which could not be seen by his companions of the moment. Paul speaks of Jesus' resurrection, but only in terms that cannot be distinguished from a spiritual event that has taken place in the heavens. Then you have the Mark story that brings the moment of resurrection back to the time and place immediately after Jesus' death, but still being a spooky ephemeral event that was not directly witnessed by anyone. Then you have Matthew and the rest expanding the story and making the post-resurrection period a narrative about the flesh and blood Jesus shooting the shit with his followers and having them put their hands into his wounds and all the rest of it. And this expanded tale of an earthly post-resurrection walkabout never appears until everybody who could have known the original Jesus is dead and gone.

[@waderogers]

@@donnievance1942 Your timeline, of Paul first mentioning the resurrection but in more or less 'spiritual terms', then Mark making it a physical apotheosis but the women told no one about it, then Matthew, Luke, and John coming along anywhere from 10-40 years later and having Jesus making guest appearances on The Late Show, fits the 'known' dates of these writings. The story grows and gets new elements and embellishments added to it. Of course, in the Roman world, there were demigods of whom it was assumed they ascended back to heaven because their bodies went missing (Romulus, Asclepius, etc) and that's about where Mark leaves off, so if Mark was aware of these earlier myth-themes, he would likely have written his exaggerated story about the life of a rebel Jewish teacher and miracle ('magic') worker named Jesus with those themes in mind. In the past, I've likened the gospels and other works of that era as the comic books of that day and age.

[@DonaldDorseyDorsey]

I to know Jesus existed but only to save his people the Jews from being taken out of ISRAEL by the ROMAN Occupation at that time ! The JEWS were rebelling against the ROMAN Occupation and tried to warn the JEWS that if they continue to rebel against the ROMAN Occupation, that they ( the JEWS) would be TAKEN OUT of ISRAEL ! This happened during the time of JESUS ! The JEWS rebelled against the ROMAN Occupation on three occasions the last rebellion happened at the hilltop fortress at MASADA, in which the JEWS held out against the ROMAN army and were finally defeated ! Every Jew involved with that rebellion committed suicide rather than being put into slavery by the ROMAN Legions !

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

There are two reasons Mark’s end abruptly: 1. It didn’t end there. The rest hasn’t been found / has been lost. 2. Mark meant it to end there. The reasons for #2 can be many. You present a very good one. There are other reasons: Mark was protecting Christians - as they started to be prosecuted. Mark (writing for Peter) wanted to leave it open ended. Or, many other reasons. We’ll never know.

[@TorianTammas]

@@BabyBoomerChannel No one was interested in some weird cult. A lot of them existed in the Roman Empire. The cult was so tiny no one noticed it.

[@MariePauleGauthier-wk3hy]

When the Holy Spirit of God, the Father fell unto me, love beyond comprehension open my heart to a Love for others, that cannot die unless I would refuse the Christ. Jesus crucified for every person. And I have warm and comfort and Love no mater if I have difficulties and trials I go through. Its been 42 years and counting There is no judgement in Love, for anyone can turn to God till their last breath.

[@mgreene011]

I thought that I saw demons when I was in my early twenties and didn't tell anyone for more than a year. Looking back, I was probably unwittingly going through the DTs.

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

If you'd lived 2000 years ago and written it all down, perhaps your book would now be in the New Testament.

[@fancyfree8228]

So cool you got Dr Ehrman on your show :) His books are great!

[@masterbaiter7537]

He tends to contradict myself in his own books, but he is a good debater, I 'll give him that.

[@matteg490]

@@masterbaiter7537 Scientific studies in religious hospitals show that prayer for others doesn't work. Never works. Self-prayer works because of the Placebo effect. I believe strongly in most of the moral beliefs that I think you do though I never in my life thought these were divinely inspired. Academic estimates around 90,000,000-1.2 billion people have died as a result of Islam and its continuous war of religious expansion since its inception. Problem: they take it too literally. Christians over time are less fanatical. A strong morality should be taught but most religions and holy books demonstrate a lot of immoral or questionable dogma. It's so obvious. Some people think there is no morality without god but this is total nonsense as proven by scientific studies on the equal morality of non-believers. Good behavior comes from being taught by parents, mentors, or even imaginary 'gods'. It can be imbued from childhood and reinforced over the years, setting up an internal moral clock that usually plays a role in good behavior. The best and most moral people do good when not being rewarded or watched because it feels good and we are rewarded for our feeling good. I think the basis for moral behavior is largely one's level of empathy. The seeming display of empathy by religious people may be motivated by scoring points with their imaginary god for the reward of a good imaginary afterlife or avoidance of imaginary hell.

[@Apollos_Christian_Apologetics]

Love Bart’s new mic!

[@agentoffortune74]

I always have this issue with the resurrection: Roman guards were placed at the tomb at the behest of the Pharisees, yet they never testify to the resurrection. They aren't even there. Roman soldiers would rather die in battle with a host of angels than be executed for desertion, which required death by burning.

[@christopher7725]

Bart’s laugh is so entertaining. It goes 0-100 and then 100-0 so quickly lol

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

Laughing for what cause?

[@coltoncatalli8148]

@@ReligionOfSacrifice happiness

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

@@coltoncatalli8148, what do reasonable people think? These two men are fools for it is obvious. The women came back upset that Jesus was gone and thinking someone took their Lord and so the men (disciples ran to the tomb) when the women finally told the men it was because they also were confirming the empty tomb and the women then told them the story they heard from the messenger (angel) and that they would see Jesus. What is the point of the end of Mark? The Christians exist because Jesus rose again and was seen and men died for the gospel because they picked up the cross daily and laid the only foundation that can be laid and were persecuted because they are not above their master. So were Luke and Matthew trying to correct the fool Mark or were they writing the truth that Mark not only told the truth to a point which would never die for Jesus is the Lord of the whole universe and so His movement is full of power? The lie is Islam will wipe away Judaism and Christianity away with the wiping away of Israel, but then read Revelation 11:7-15 and believe in the power of Christ Jesus to testify of Himself with millions of dead bodies. You see the Muslims fall never to rise again per Amos 8:14 for enemies be made footstools per Psalms 110:1 and the Muslims in ash forms shall be an abhorrence unto all flesh per Isaiah 66:24, but know that Jesus' arm is not short in that some of the Muslims leave Islam between the second and third woe in Revelation 11:7-15 by screaming out "YAHWEH IS MY ELOHIM" per Zechariah 13:8-9. You can either choose Jesus with your last breath or scream out for the rocks to fall upon you for who shall be able to stand. No one is able to stand before Jesus without His blood covering them when they approach the throne of Jesus who has all the power of Shekinah Glory, so be indwelt with the Spirit of Christ Jesus unless you are Enoch who can walk with Jesus whenever you want, like Adam in the Garden of Eden. The ending is don't be like the women who don't tell the gospel of good news. See Christianity? We are brave and still speak of Christ to all the ends of the Earth, but the testimony does come to an end. Know Revelation 11:7-15.

[@lorenanders702]

A delightful burst of energy!

[@mrafard]

its disturbing

[@Lazaven]

Glad to see Robert Englund doing well👍🏽

[@MD-yf6gw]

Mark 14:28 Jesus says to Peter - "But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee." There was no need for the women who fled the empty tomb to ever say a word. Jesus already told the Disciples where to meet him.

[@tw9472]

I am wondering if the concept of resurrection does not originate in the previous myths as a attribute of divine being, We have it often, one god or deity killing the other, dying in battle or being swallowed by a fish, but at the end NO, victory, the deity somehow survives the death, is back to life again and acts. This is something people were buying, they were used to the fact that deity somehow can not be permanently killed because killing means can not act anymore. The resurrection was needed to add to Christ the importance and makes his teaching immortal, gives immortality and power to his messages. The resurrection itself had to happen in a cave, he had to wrapped, there had be someone witnesses to make it real and believable

[@TheScotsalan]

Yup. To me now, its no different than kids being upset about a pets death, and the parents saying.. its ok, he is in heaven now.

[@tw9472]

@@TheScotsalan Infinity, eternity and death (own in particular) are very hard to understand and accept . It seems to be almost biologically impossible for our brains. it is much easier to accept existence of divine being behind all than reality, universe, black holes etc.

[@405servererror]

As a Christian I will respond: the suffering servant also is a theme troughout in the old testament. It started with Joseph as the one suffering, being thrown into a pit and left to die, eventually he was sold. In the end he forgives his brothers and saves his family. I actually believe this myth became fact as this pattern seems to be a returning one throughout history, even to this day. Rene Girard has written on it as his theory of mimesis which is very interesting.

[@tw9472]

@@405servererror As a former Christian: Gospels were written by people who knew Old Testament, so it would be even surprising not seeing the analogies. Everybody is different but we also share many common things. Most of us will more likely believe in something and less likely with something else. More believable stories would more likely be fixed through generations then less believable, but the fact that beyond lighting is electricity and not a divine being (Ball, Zeus, Perun and so on) is a fact despite divine being being a original explanation across many cultures in the past.

[@retribution999]

The best Gospels are the Gnostic Gospels. Unchanged, unaltered. Pure Gospel truths.

[@cloudman8911]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Truths?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CynicalBastard]

@@cloudman8911 Textually, pure.

[@ashleyladner7620]

Can you get Dr. Ehrman to talk about Revelation on a future podcast?

[@jamesSwhite]

Hi Ashley, yeah, I was wondering the same thing. I came across this, from Dr. Ehrman. Pretty cool. Have a wonderful day!! Sheldon kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJCvZZKCotZ8o7s

[@user-gk9lg5sp4y]

He did on his own KZbin channel yesterday

[@RUSickofIt]

Derek, I must say; I am in complete agreement with on a big point that you made. Although in many ways, the church does a lot good to help the poor and needy; it has also done great harm to many people. I was one of them. I can't begin to describe the agonizing shame and guilt I deal with, for so many years; due to my sexuality. Although I worked through all of that long before I found your channel; I have seen great benefit in the episodes of MythVision. I really do believe that any Christian who's willing to just hear you guys out and, do their own research; will be far less harmful in many ways to those they seek to convert. I want to thank you; for both creating this channel and, putting it to such enlightening use. Thank you little brother.

[@fattyfat-fat6639]

Love the channel and the outstanding legitimacy of it. Also, got a huge chuckle to learn that you are an expatriated, Fayettecong!! i was at bragg in '65 with the 82nd for several months before heading out for the Nam. i was a mindless 17 year old then. After all of that military misery was past, i easily fell into butt.......another "cult," and did a 30 year "tour" as a fundi in the church (oy vavoy!!). Presently, i yam an Ehrman-style, "christian atheist," delivered from any cultist thinking, whatsoever. i do have an abiding respect for the historical Jesus, butt.......without subscribing to any supernatural, religious nonsense about him. i am ever so thankful for that liberation. So, keep on keepin' on with disseminating rational thinking. "IF" we manage to survive our own selves, it will be due to our having clawed our way out of our present, Neanderthal mode of superstitious thinking. Getting rational is the only way that we'll ever do that. The "ministry" of debunking such irrational thought as that which defines religion, appears to be your present calling. You're good at it. Never give it up. Never go back to being mind controlled by cultists, no matter what it costs you. Take it from a former mind slave. Ha! A Fayettecong! Who would have guessed it!!! -🐴

[@johanericsson2403]

I like hearing Ehrman talk about the way his thought evolves. That's the strength of a thinker - you work within a certain paradigm because you have to, but you make discoveries within that paradigm that eventually break it and force you to construct a new one that incorporates your data in a holistic way. And then the cycle repeats, as your theoretical model is constantly being refined towards a closer approximation of the truth. (Note, btw, that "truth" is ultimately a matter of elegance and simplicity and convenience of thought. You CAN argue, knowing everything we know, that the Bible is literally true from beginning to end without a single error of fact. You'll just be forced to some monstrous contortions to maintain that argument - as when astronomers had to come up with crazy systems to explain the observed movements of the stars and planets under a geocentric theory, while heliocentrism explained everything very neatly.)

[@BAFREMAUXSOORMALLY]

An empty tomb just means the tomb is DAMN EMPTY!

[@tariqspaulding8034]

The saints came out of the grave and went down into the holy city. They didn't even bother about picking up a death certificate. (Matthew 27:52-53)(Romans 3:7)

[@williamstringer6519]

This is the most illuminating discussion of the Jesus story I have ever heard. These ideas should be required debate in classes on religion. I am an atheist, not because I dismiss the ethical teachings of Jesus, because in general I don't. It is just that they are predicated on supernatural assumptions which I find completely unnecessary.

[@miovicdina7706]

I adore Mr Ehrman's happy laughter 🌞

[@williamsawyer9894]

His laugther is infectious.

[@spaceghost8995]

@@williamsawyer9894 It is nauseating.

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

Always make me smile!

[@JesusisaMuslim]

Bart Erman was very smart to have left Christianity. Christianity is a 4th century Greek theatre production

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

@@JesusisaMuslim Not really, as we know there was a bunch of cults early on who in various ways centered on aspects of the "Christ" narrative! Heck, even Islam have aspects of this cult-like fan-fiction of parts of the Jewish and the Christian narratives which Mohammed in his trade as a merchant undoubtedly came into contact with before he started having his seizures!

[@friend2866]

The “New Testament is the Old Testament revealed.” Jesus was foretold all through the Old Testament.

[@kathy1154]

Here's your new testament, same shit, different day. CANNIBALISM John 6:53 Jesus said...Except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you 6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood hath eternal life; and I will raise him up on the last day. 6:55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. I Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? OT Deuteronomy 28:53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons, and of thy daughters. Leviticus 26:29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters I Baruch 2:2-3 That YHWH would bring upon us great evils, such as never happened under heaven, as they have come to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that are WRITTEN IN THE LAW of Moses: that a man should eat the flesh of his own son, and the flesh of his own daughter CHILD SACRIFICE John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. Romans 3:25(NIV) God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of the blood - to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness... OT Exodus 22:29-30 You shall not delay to offer... The FIRSTBORN OF YOUR SONS YOU SHALL GIVE TO ME. Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with it's mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to me. Nehemiah 10:35-36 And we made ordinances to bring the FIRSTFRUITS... to the house of YHWH. To bring the FIRSTBORN OF OUR SONS and our cattle, AS IT IS WRITTEN IN THE LAW This the same as the passover, Exodus 12:23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; when he seeth the blood (blood of the lamb) upon the lintel, and the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come into your houses and smite you. 12:27 It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses... when he smote the Egyptians. SAME SHIT, JUST POLISHED UP IN A NICER PACKAGE. JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD. (John 1:29 John seeth Jesus coming unto him and saith " behold, the LAMB OF GOD, which taketh away the sin of the world I Corinthians 5:7 .. for even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us) CHILD SACRIFICE AND CANNIBALISM ARE THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR BELIEF SYSTEM HERE'S THE FAILED PROPHECY JESUS Matthew 16:28 Verily I say unto you, THERE ARE SOME STANDING HERE, WHICH SHALL NOT TASTE DEATH, TILL THEY SEE THE SON OF MAN COMING IN HIS KINGDOM. Matthew/Mark 13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things 13:24 but in those days, after the tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 13:25 and the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shalll be shaken. 13:26 and then ye shall see the son of man coming in the CLOUDS with great power and glory. 13:27 and then he shall send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 13:28 now learn a parable of the fig tree; when her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves YE KNOW THAT SUMMER IS NEAR 13:29 so ye in like manner, when YE SHALL SEE THESE THINGS COME TO PASS, KNOW THAT IT IS NIGH, EVEN AT THE DOORS. 13:30 Verily I say unto you that THIS GENERATION SHALL NOT PASS, TILL ALL THESE THINGS ARE DONE 13:31 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away 13:33 take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye not know when the time is 13:35 watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh... 13:37 and what I say unto you, I say unto all, watch Mark 14:61 ...the high priest asked him, and said unto him "Art thou the Christ, the son of the Blessed?" 14:62 and Jesus said, "I am: and YE SHALL SEE THE SON OF MAN SITTING ON THE RIGHT HAND OF POWER, AND COMING IN THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN" THESE GUYS TAUGHT THE FAILED PROPHECY PAUL I Thesolonians 4:14 WE WHICH ARE ALIVE, AND REMAIN UNTO THE COMING OF THE LORD 4:17 then we the living, who remain over, shall, together with them, be caught away in the CLOUDS Hebrews 10:37 yet for a little,VERY LITTLE WHILE, he that comes will come and not delay. 9:26 but NOW, once the conclusion of the age has been made manifest. 1:1 ...spoken in the ancient times to the fathers, in the prophets, HAS IN THE END OF DAYS SPOKEN TO US IN HIS SON. JAMES James 5:8 for the coming of the LORD draws near PETER I Peter 4:7 but the END OF ALL THINGS IS AT HAND JOHN I John 2:18 little children, IT IS THE LAST TIME, and as you heard that antichrist comes, even now many antichrists have risen. Whence we know that IT IS THE LAST TIME. BARNABAS Barnabas 6:13 I will show you how Yahweh speaks to us since he has made a second fashioning IN THE LAST DAYS... 6:14 Now we have been formed again... because he was about to be manifested in the flesh, and dwell among us. 7:2 the son of Elohim, being who is Yahweh and IS ABOUT TO JUDGE THE QUICK AND THE DEAD. Paul, Peter, Jesus, James, John and Barnabas all said it was the end of days.... 2000 years ago THE "RETURN" OF JESUS Revelations 1:7 Behold he cometh on CLOUDS 14:14 And I looked and behold a white CLOUD, and upon the CLOUD, one sat like unto the son of man. 2:18 These things saith the son of God 2:23 And I will KILL HER CHILDREN WITH DEATH 8:9 The third of the creatures which were in the sea, and have life, died 11:6 Power over the waters to turn them into blood, and smite the earth with all plagues (bioweapons) as often as they will. 16:3 Poured out his vial upon the sea, and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul in the sea died. WOW, YOU WORSHIP GUYS THAT FLY AROUND ON "CLOUDS" MURDERING CHILDREN, FISH, AND SPREADING BIOWEAPONS. FLYING ON "CLOUDS" Definitely NOT a UFO cult 😉 Exodus 16:10 YHWH appeared in the CLOUD Numbers 11:25 YHWH came down in a CLOUD Leviticus 16:2I will appear in the CLOUD upon my mercy seat (even comes equipped with a captain's chair) 24:18 Moses went into the midst of the CLOUD and gat him up into the mount II Kings 2:1 YHWH would take Elijah up into heaven by a whirlwind 2:11 And there appeared a chariot of fire... and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven Psalms 104:3 Maketh the CLOUDS his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind 68:17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand Ezekiel 8:3 The spirit lifted me up between heaven and earth and brought me... Jerusalem Psalms 18:10 He rode upon a cherub and he did fly, yea he did fly upon the wings of the wind Luke 9:34 There came a CLOUD and overshadowed them, and they feared as they entered into the CLOUD Acts 10:11 Saw heaven opened and a certain vessel descending unto him 10:16 And the vessel was received up again 11:5 A certain vessel descend... and it came unto me 11:10 Drawn up again into heaven Zechariah 5:1 And I turned and lifted up mine eyes, and behold a flying roll. 5:2 And he said unto me, 'what seest thou?' And I answered 'I see a flying roll: the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits 5:3 He said unto me 'this is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the earth' 5:5 "Lift up now thine eyes and see what is this that goeth forth?" 5:6 And I said "what is it?" "This is an ephah that goeth forth" He said moreover "this is there resemblance through all the earth" 5:7(ISV) Look, a sound lead cover was being lifted, and there was a woman seated inside. 5:9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and behold, there came out two women...and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven 5:10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me "whither do these bear the ephah?" 5:10 And he said unto me "to build an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set upon her own base." 6:1 And I turned and lifted up mine eyes and looked, and behold, there came (emerged) four chariots from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of brass Acts 1:9 He was taken up, and a CLOUD received him out of their sight 1:11 Jesus, which was taken up from you into heaven shall so come in the like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven Legend of the Jews 1&2 by Rabbi Ginsburg pg 521 "All the children of Israel were transported thither on CLOUDS, and after they had eaten of the sacrifice, they were carried back to Egypt in the same way

[@infozencentre]

Arthur Conan Doyle [Sherlock Homes] 'extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence'. It's common in religions and cults to believe the leader will return, you find it right around the world, it's in some Buddhist sects, Cult Confucianism, Taoism, Hinduism, Nordic folk traditions. I've met followers of Bagwan Rashneesh (the Indian cultists who opropriated just about every belief and practice imaginable) who believe he's coming back. It's common because in group think there's nostalgia and that leads to cognitive dissidence on this, as well as other claims people come up with about miracles, it's a coping mechanism that's very easily exploited by successor leaders.

[@thatguy9211-q8o]

You don't need Jesus , or any religion. Just be a good human

[@nikolayjerev6138]

And this happens only by Jesus

[@djangohill55]

Wow, I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but the empty tomb is one of my favorite parts of the Gospel. I didn't do what Crossan did though, look at crucifixion records, I looked at other legends instead. Specifically, legends involving a King returning from the dead, a rock, and a tomb (The Door to Hades). Guess which legendary Corinthian King and legendary Son of Virtue and the God of the Wind fits the Bill? The Empty Tomb of a King, at the end of the Gospel, is the end of labor that was given to Sisyphos by Zeus. The sacrifice of an innocent man being the Key. The innocent rock at the entrance to Hades (The door to the tomb) and the Rock of Sisyphos. Sisyphos is the reason the gospel had to end with "An Empty Tomb for a King".

[@ethanfink7962]

It's very eye-opening when you learn about the parallelisms Christianity shares with many much older mythologies. And some apologists say the parallelisms don't contradict the Christian Gospel. I don't know how they justify it at that point.

[@lorenzor124]

Yeah. Sure. Yawn. But no number of people willingly and freely went to their deaths for Zeus. It just does not compare.

[@djangohill55]

​@@lorenzor124 And how do you know? What do the super honest pedophile Catholics have to say about Zeus?

[@TheBox225]

@@lorenzor124 yeah because who would believe that the most violent civilizations, that happened to be very religious, didn't die for their gods.

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

​@@lorenzor124 you are cherry picking avoiding whole series of similarities you literally try to refute good arguments with own random non argument

[@architectbiza6117]

I am from ethiopia it is good perspective bart!! thanks 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@DavidCicia]

This type of Deep dive into Mark's gospel in itself was done over 10 years ago in a book by John Carroll called The Existential Jesus. Obviously I don't know how close the content is but it seems like the intent was very similar. The book is still available and well worth a read.

[@tryme3969]

It's not Mark's gospel, it's the gospel (of Jesus Christ) according to Mark.

[@lunarmodule6419]

@Tryme Yes! Mark died for our sins and rose from the dead... But he didn't want his mother in law to know so he called himself "Yhéssuss"...

[@patricianoel7782]

Thanks!!

[@patricianoel7782]

Found it used on Amazon for about a dollar! Yea!🎉

[@tryme3969]

@@lunarmodule6419 Okay phoney.

[@ig2750]

man the idea of jesus getting eaten by dogs is new to me, its pretty crazy and it reminded me of catholics eating the eucharist or his "body". could it be a ritual that came from that????!!!!

[@sdozer1990]

I don't have expert knowledge on the gospels, the revising and editing, etc, but everyone has a right to an opinion. Personally, I find it hard to go from "a young boy who works with his father as a carpenter" to "a young philosophical child displaying critical and free thinking at the synagogues" to "an adult who thinks he's divine and asks random fishermen and tax collectors to become his disciples" to "an adult who is crucified for teaching his non-tolerated beliefs in Roman territory" to "a divine person and son of God who ascends to heaven after going to hell"......... and further christian theological luggage......... I go about as far as "an adult who is crucified for teaching his non-tolerated beliefs in Roman territory" and THAT could even be a stretch.

[@coachmystogan]

Demystifying Jesus makes him much more 'obtainable' and that is dangerous to the pharasies of the world gatekeepers of god.

[@vanbrooks]

open minded Christians I appreciate both of you

[@JohnnyNada]

They're atheists

[@ngmui430]

bart is a former christian. then he woke up.

[@patricianoel7782]

Recommend: “Q, the earliest Gospel “ by John Kloppenborg. His charts of the commonalities of the gospels make so much sense. Enjoy!

[@ngmui430]

except there is no Q in mark nor John

[@tonyfrederickson6692]

You have made my faith stronger in Christ by hearing this

[@Jason-zm4ch]

The part about the dogs makes me wonder about... “Do not give what is holy to the dogs... lest they...tear you in pieces” (Matthew 7:6). I wonder if Matthew was referencing that and warning the Romans to what they had done in his (Matt's) eyes.

[@youngknowledgeseeker]

In context of the narrative it was probably to the hostile Jewish Pharisees, though perhaps with rippling meaning towards anyone whose reaction to the gospel is violent and continuously hostile. (As an aside, we see in Matthew Jesus call a Gentile woman a dog, but then still give what is holy to her. Her reaction is Thanksgiving and faith, no indication of trampling and violence...unlike the hostile Pharisees and eventually the Roman authorities)

[@hamstergodfufurufufu8842]

Many do not know that the originals of any gospel does not exist.

[@achildofthelight4725]

3 guys walk into a lions den, one was afraid for his life, one thought he could tame it, the other saw himself.... understanding the outside world as yourself without fear of it is the key to life, its only when a child is taught what is right and wrong that they become divided into someone else's fears. A child has no fear until they are programmed to run from it instead of learning to deal with it.

[@LaoZi2023]

Or until they touch fire and burn their skin

[@John-yi1mk]

How many of the 3 guys walked back out of the lions den alive?

[@franklinodumo8719]

I love the adverts more than the discussion.

[@davidsteytler4268]

If the women did not tell anybody, how did the author of Mark know about it?

[@JasonHenderson]

They didn't tell anybody. They told Mark. He's not anybody he's Mark

[@JasonHenderson]

Checkmate atheist

[@lionzion1879]

Well, he didn't. He made a story to try and fulfill the prophecies from the Old testament. He didn't care About what really happened, but emphasizing on the character of Jesus.

[@battlerushiromiya651]

He is winking to the audience

[@ryant32u]

@@JasonHenderson you think Mark was written by Mark? You have to be kidding.

[@MrOmak90]

could it be that Pilate didn't want him to die because he understood that the Jews were coercing him, so they took Jesus off the cross not too long after the crucifixion, brought him to the tomb, treated him and let him go/or took him to Galilee or somewhere else?

[@grahamtopfuel]

Mark was a teenager in the time of Jesus, so he would not have known all the facts about Jesus that well BUT Matthew was a Disciple of Jesus so he would have corrected the gaps in Mark's Gospel. SO IT DOES NOT MATTER IF MARK WAS WRITTEN FIRST. THE POINT IS MATHEWS GOSPEL IS THE MOST ACCURATE. DEBATE CLOSED

[@canwelook]

The rich young man example Bart gives at 5:09 is interesting. Key differences: 1. Mark's Jesus tells the man to keep the commandments but only lists commandments 5 to 9 (re murder, adultory, stealing, false witness, and honour parents) . He omits the 'thou shall not covet' as well as the god commandments (numbers 1-4 and 10). But as Bart says, he curiously adds a new 'don't defraud' commandment, which is not in the original 10. 2. Matthew's Jesus says the same as Mark' Jesus, but leaves off the don't defraud commandment. 3. Luke's Jesus similarly says the same as Mark's Jesus, except for also omitting the don't defraud commandment... but then adds a new 'love your neighbour as yourself' commandment... which is not part of the 10 given to Moses. The other interesting thing is that all three lists maintain exactly the same order of entries as each other... but which is different to the order recorded in Moses's ten commandments. This seems to be strong evidence of not only direct plagiarism, but the invention of 'improvements' by Matthew and Luke.

[@1amCrucifiedWithChrist]

Defraud - to rob, get what is not yours. it is in the Commandments, do not covet. please study the word and not just believe what this fool is saying.

[@canwelook]

@@1amCrucifiedWithChrist Covet: Yearn to possess Defraud: iIlegally obtain money from (someone) by deception You do understand the difference between 'thought crimes' and actual crimes?

[@1amCrucifiedWithChrist]

@@canwelook its the translators fault not the writer. the greek word is simple as covet.

[@canwelook]

@@1amCrucifiedWithChrist No. You are 100% wrong. Please back up your claimed correct translation of Mark 10:19 ... which bible translation you using? Every bible's translation of this word in this passage that I can find has Jesus commandment as do not 'defraud' or do not 'cheat'. Not one of them says do not 'covet' as you claim. In addition, Mark's Jesus disagrees with not just the Exodus 20 commandment of Moses' god, but with the 2 different Jesus characters discussion with the same rich young man in Matthew's (Matthew 19:18), and Luke's (Luke 18:20) gospels

[@ryanabel4027]

So why do so many Christians believe that Jesus is God? If Jesus fell on his face and prayed to God, they how is Jesus God? Why did he create his mother to give birth to him? Who created the heavens and the earth if he was only born two thousand years ago?

[@zoomx4760]

There is a large caveat to Bart's empty tomb theory. The Roman Army in Judea during this time didn't consist of classical Roman legions as we know them, they were auxillary forces who didn't have Roman citizenship and were recruited among locals living in that area. Therefore it's quite possible they didn't adhere to all traditions of a roman crucifixion.

[@razorbeard6970]

That is not a caveat. Bart's historical belief is based on a well established practice. Your supposition is that Jesus was an exception to the Romans even though there is no indication he would have been.

[@CAPSLOCKPUNDIT]

Citation needed for that claim. It strains credulity from an administrative perspective, as it could result in military units more loyal to the vassal state than Rome itself, with inherent conflicts of interest potentially leading to siding with a rebellion.

[@russellmiles2861]

Well, the Local authorities also had their own troops .the Temple had a palace guard of 600. The temple was more the treasury, courts and place of government, housing, commerce as well as various temples. Herodian dynasty also had its own army. The wars they caused were part of the reason for Roman intervention to protection trade. There had been major wars between Greek kingdoms over previous century too If there was a complex social situation for a novel missiah to emerge: this was the place.

[@decades5643]

The question of whether Jesus was buried in a tomb is a completely different question than whether there actually was an empty tomb. If Jesus was buried in a tomb, that doesn't mean there was an empty tomb. We don't know where Jesus' body ended up - all we can do is speculate. Him being buried in a tomb could have been completely made up in order to tell a "missing body" story which was common in Greco-Roman culture.

[@russellmiles2861]

@@decades5643 we don't have to speculate at all. There is evidence or we don't know. I'm we could speculate that Jesus body flew away and laugh at the whole scene - which is another story that was told. Again, with no evidence

[@Out-Cast75]

I believe the Gospels are a Greek theatre play and if you think about it , it plays out that way. If you are a Christian you may want to stick with the Gnostics as they seem to tell the truth about Yeshua. Thomas , Gospel of Judas as well.

[@apt87]

Funny how the people here hasn't seen the debates with Daniel B. Wallace and how he crushes Bart Ehrman

[@stussysinglet]

Il have a look

[@randypacchioli2933]

I always enjoy Dr. James White as well. Wallace and White dig deeper. God bless their insight. 👍✝️

[@glennalphonse9711]

Hello Gentlemen great teachings don't stop. I was brough up going to Church I had fun ,but when I became a teenager things started to change my first moment I wondered why the pictures of God looked like humans so l askef that question in Sunday School the answer l got was God can look like anything He wants to.Then I asked if God is not a man why do you say He when you refer to GOD never got a answer to that 19:03 19:03 one. After a while I lost interest.I told my grandma I am not going to church,I waited for the fireworks, there weren't any to my surprise .She said come here son sit down ,she gott her bible said to me come here let me show you something ,JOHN 5: 24 she said if you can just do this you will be alright forget all of that other nonsense. lam now ,70 yrs old and never forgot that. 🤔👍

[@kylekloostra5659]

once the foot is seen, it can't be unseen

[@Maegnys]

I see feet...

[@gianpopo2007]

The gospel of Mark presents Jesus as both a hidden Messiah in some parts and also as a overt self proclaimed Messiah. A part of the story that makes it clear that Jesus proclaimed he was the Messiah to others and didn't keep it a secret is at the end when he was captured and is being accused of blasphamy in the court of the high priest (Mark 14). The gospel states that some people were testifying against Jesus that they heard him say "I will destory this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands" (Mark 14:58). It is clear that Mark knew of the original statement because Mark says that it was misrepresented/misquoted, saying "And some stood up and bore false witness against him..." the actual statement being "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" which is quoted in John's gospel (John 2:19). This shows that Jesus made known to others outside of his disciples about his resurrection. The other clear self proclamation was when the high priest blatently asked "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?" which shows that Jesus clearly expressed himself in Messianic ways and was believed to be the Messiah by others because for what other reason would the high priest have asked him this. Jesus proceeds to reference Daniel 7:13, 14, and the people of the time knew that through this he was proclaiming to be the Messiah because he was attributing the passage to himself.

[@InfoArtistJKatTheGoodInfoCafe]

Yep. You're smarter than Ehrman. But you probably don't blame fake Christianity for turning you away from real Christianity like Ehrman does

[@philipgrobler7253]

A lie always has several versions, while the truth has only one version.

[@gerasoras]

This is an oversimplification and not necessarily true. Because: (1) Everyone has a different perspective on the same story or the same events. (2) People involved in interrogations have noted that a guilty person has a rehearsed lie they keep telling over and over, while innocent people tend to change their stories while under intense pressure to try to appease their interrogators and end the exhausting interrogation process.

[@philipgrobler7253]

@@gerasoras It is really telling that you are attaching the same weakness as humans under interrogation to a god that is alleged by believers to be Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omnibenevolent and Omni Intelligent. Seriously, a Supreme Being that is supposedly far superior to Humans can't get his story straight? WTF???!!! So what I can conclude from this is that your comment is alluding to the fact that god is Man- Made with all the weakness of Human Attributes and Characteristics.

[@raydunn8262]

Matthew and John were two of the twelve Apostles while Mark was not. Mark is believed to be a just a disciple. So Matthew and John knew first hand what happened after the Resurrection.

[@OmniphonProductions]

Thank you, Dr. Ehrman, for the..um...revelation that the _Book of Acts_ and the _Gospel of Luke_ were both written by the same author and _still_ manage to contradict each other.

[@MrSeedi76]

😂 Good one. The question almost no theologian ever asks is why. Why did the church accept four gospels that contradict each other? Why did they not follow the cleaned up canon of Marcion? Why are there even contradictions within one and the same parable? Once you come to an understanding of that problem, you're much closer to understanding the gospel writers and their audience. In all my years at university to get my MA, I only found one author that really addressed this issue. And to this day it was one of the most profound books on religion that I ever read.

[@youngknowledgeseeker]

​@@MrSeedi76Currently one hypothesis is "Greco-Roman Biographical" genre.

[@jfppp1]

I'm going to throw this out as a possibility for an empty tomb. I had a friend a few decades ago who was in the Peace Corps in West Africa. She told a story about how the nephew of a powerful politician got kidnapped. He was eventually found dead with body parts missing. What had happened was that the kidnappers thought that because he was related to the powerful politician, he had a connection with power, and the same was true of his body parts. Possibly, then, shortly after Jesus was laid in the tomb, grave robbers came by to take it away, since Jesus was known for performing miracles. Those who stole him may have thought that his body parts would be powerful. Of course, these are unenlightened beliefs, but if it could happen today, it is even more likely that it could have happened two thousand years ago.

[@georgekataftos]

Please do a video on the Gospel of the holy12, with Bart 1st century true bible confirmed by the Clementine homilies Gospel of the Nazarene Gospel of the ebunites oh yeah, & the Adam Eve apocrypha Ethiopic Geez original, they switched the offering of Cain and Abel. At the council of Nicaea. The problem is you can read the Bible in Cain‘s eyes or Abel‘s eyes. You won’t know this until you avoid the meat and the strong drink. It’s the flesh that blinded us from the kingdom. The gospel of the holy 12 is the gospel of Q if you know what that means also, conveniently they killed all the early Christians no one’s following the original commandments, nor Yeshua’s teachings today people follow Paul and they don’t even realize he contradicts Yeshua in every single way smh 🤦‍♂️

[@RichardAberdeen-cn8rg]

That's true. Many 'christians' don't know Jesus and neither does Bart.

[@darrylbatchem8985]

He who dies with the most books in a bookshelf wins.

[@tongakhan230]

Wins the attention of the audience. 'He surely must know what he is talking about.'

[@ngmui430]

i used to believe that, until i realized most books are full of BS. so i threw out most and only refer to my bibles in the original greek. life makes more sense now

[@darrylbatchem8985]

@@ngmui430 Original Greek?

[@jimbo6989]

This is fairly new to me and I realized that I am a year behind on this, but I am going to ask this anyway...regarding Mark and the abrupt ending. I pulled out my Gideon Bible and there is in Mark chapters 9 through 20 which tells a further resurrection story. Doing some research I read where some older manuscripts did not include these later verses - however the King James version does, the New International Version does as well as the version the Catholic Church uses - though the Jehovah Witnesses do not. I don't know why Mr. Ehrman wouldn't acknowledge the discrepancy, but also don't understand how or why the discrepancy arose in the first place. Can someone help??

[@eternalgospels]

These are indeed textual problems. It gets worse, there are versions of Mark that are far more ancient than the manuscript used for our Canonical Mark that is 100% like Matthew word for word. The incident of Jesus cursing the fig and the passage that Jesus says "why do you call me good" are word for word exactly like Matthew in these ancient Markan manuscripts found in trash rubble's in Alexandria. Some experts have speculated our Canonical Mark is not original and was changed a bit to make it look like is different than Matthew. These papyrus fragments are know as Oxyrhynchus Mark texts. They also found old versions of John where it differs a bit than canonical John. In this Gospel fragment of John seems older than all Gospel's called Egenton fragments. In one section of Egerton Jesus was in the temple with his disciples and the priest asked why they haven't changed to white garments. Then after that incident it moves forward to Jesus leaving the temple and going to Jordan river. I long have speculated our Canonical Mark was edited by Marcion because these ancient Manuscripts of Mark are closer to Matthew with almost no disagreement than the current canonical Mark. Some of these shows evidence that Matthew was begining to become contracted and redacted.

[@szymonbaranowski8184]

wars between projections of more convenient "truth" you could add more differences from that scripture that's what ppl are interested in

[@mprabapraba3039]

I HAVE READ THE SCRIPTURES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS AND PRAYED TO GOD TO REVEAL THE TRUTH. JESUS APPEARED TO ME AS ALMIGHTY GOD. PREPARE FOR THE COMING BACK OF JESUS

[@14-Peaks]

CHRISTIANS are more focused on Paul's words than Jesus's, People are following the Trinity WHICH JESUS DID NOT TEACH!!!!!!

[@humbleopulence]

The problem with that is that there are no provably genuine sayings of Jesus, and therefore the point is moot. Paul's version shaped the religion, so it's crucial to study that to understand how it came about

[@14-Peaks]

@@humbleopulence was Paul a disciple of Jesus?

[@humbleopulence]

@@14-Peaks no, but you don't have any original material to point to save for a host of Gnostic materials that carry none of the trademarks of a supposed original Gospel. Likely because there wasn't such a thing. There was a story and people took it to all kinds of directions. The direction that won, was Paul's. It doesn't matter that he wasn't a disciple of Jesus because all we have left is material from the winners and the followers of the losers (Nag Hammadi, etc), and yet, nothing from the losers themselves. So it doesn't matter what Jesus really said. We will likely never know.

[@14-Peaks]

@@humbleopulence you said "There was a story and people took it to all kinds of directions. The direction that won, was Paul's." You also said "So it doesn't matter what Jesus really said. We will likely never know." *do you believe in what Paul says or NOT?* Also about the NT authors?

[@humbleopulence]

@@14-Peaks I'm Jewish and don't have a dog in the fight. I just wanna know why my people were turned into public enemy number one over what appears to be bullcrap. When I look at Paul, alls I see is the self hating jew stereotype come to unfortunate life. I wish someone had hugged him when he was a kid. He feels so resentful, it's sad.

[@ewaldradavich7307]

I believe i will error on the side of caution and go with Jesus of the bible. Since He walked on water healed the sick and raised the dead. He is my Savior

[@kencreten7308]

Maybe required for clickbait? ... Ehrman would not say in general, "you do not know Jesus." He might... say, "many people have a view of Jesus that is not in keeping with history." I'm guessing I'm unusual here, but these kind of sensationalist titles put me of. I want to like MythVision. I want to watch the videos. I do not want title after title coming saying something overly sensational. I think the straight scoop is just as good.

[@Theslavedrivers]

I don't think the title of this one is so bad, but I take your general point - I fear that Dereck can put off the very people who most need to hear this stuff, by over-cooked choice of title.

[@larryscarr3897]

I agree, but i don't care at all about regular guy named Jesus, the magical guy clearly didn't exsist.

[@Preservestlandry]

It means the same thing, doesn't it? That's not what click bait means. The title doesn't have to be a quote, it just has reflect the actual content.

[@JosephACostello]

The only flaw in his argument, Is the romans in all 4 gospels, were hesitant to crucify Jesus and did so after much pressure from the jews. So the romans wanting to leave his corpse up, for the (full punishment) as they did others, isn't as solid as it would be for a random criminal in Judea at the time.

[@leviandhiro3596]

You are misinformed

[@stuartsummers1303]

@@leviandhiro3596That’s only a potential flaw if you believe that the romans were pressured to crucify Jesus. I think Bart’s position is that the blame placed on the Jews was a later addition.

[@Austria88586]

I'll sign up for the course, if Bart tells me where he got his eyeframes.

[@mnamhie]

Malaysia. But he doesn’t want anyone else to have them. 😂

[@celestialknight2339]

Hogwarts.

[@MossyMozart]

@Wolfgang - He makes them look really good.

[@Austria88586]

@@mnamhie figures

[@michaelbernard7402]

It is said that each one of the twelve and of the seventy wrote a Gospel; but in order that there might be no contention and that the p. 115 number of 'Acts' might not be multiplied, the apostles adopted a plan and chose two of the seventy, Luke and Mark, and two of the twelve, Matthew and John.

[@aguitarcalledchutzpah]

These arguments against Christ's divinity are obvious human arguments...that he died and basically stayed dead. But that's what makes Christ's resurrection so exceptional...that it goes way beyond all human expectations. That he's the exception and so doesn't stay dead. That's why Christianisty is so important and significant

[@sarahhale-pearson533]

Dr Ehrman is an amazing scholar and educator!

[@timgregory2296]

Isn't he an atheist?

[@jamesboswellii2034]

@@timgregory2296 He calls himself both agnostic and atheist. Even though he is an atheist, or because of it(?), he is one of the better, more objective, historical Jesus scholars (although two of his most popular books, "Misquoting Jesus" and "Jesus, Interrupted" have, imho, caused him to be viewed as more iconoclastic than I think he actually is). Two of the foremost "Christian" (so self designated) historical Jesus scholars, John P. Meier and Dale C. Allison, also manage to achieve commendable amounts of objectivity.

[@timgregory2296]

I detest staunch atheism but I understand it to the analytical mind that has not seen. However, when one suspends their own disbelief to suppose, one can begin to open up to what the true meaning is. It isn't sifting sands of history to find who's accurate and who's not, it's a looming forward to a truth and a time told of long ago that is rooted in much more than hope.

[@TheBox225]

@@timgregory2296 not seen? Suspends disbelief? Have you tried looking at these fables with an open mind? These are parables that helped superstitious desert dwellers forget that they didn't have a ton of freshwater.

[@1amCrucifiedWithChrist]

the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.” ISAIAH 29:14

[@jflaplaylistchannelunoffic3951]

15:19 Against the argument of a real person who was a spiritual teacher named Jesus speaks the fact that nothing he said was written down immediately in the year 30 or 33, but instead the first Paul letters and the first gospels were written decades later.

[@Ejaezy]

I'm with you all the way Bart and keep doing your thing MythVision. I'm convinced that Christians, especially apologists, aren't committed to the truth, they just want to confirm their own beliefs. When Sean McDowell is willing to "rethink" the definition of inerrant when the Bible shows itself to be so, it becomes pretty obvious that truth is the last thing on the mind of the Christian.

[@tommyanomaly6193]

People are too invested in their identity. Not just religious identities but also political identities, national identities and racial identities.

[@janeroberson4750]

The word of God is true,and will endure,forever,! The flesh cannot receive it ,the Bible says it is foolishness to the flesh,but life to the spirit,! God is spirit,! KJV

[@tommyanomaly6193]

@@janeroberson4750 There's a lot of assumptions you have to make in order to believe that the Bible is true. It's like believing that you're going to win the Mega Millions lottery. It could happen, but it's highly unlikely.

[@janeroberson4750]

I believe that I was made in the image of God! Like Adam and Eve, that's my ansestors ,what was your ansestors? A frog, or a fish? ain't that what you believe? Your great great great great great grandpaw crawled out of the swamp? And to believe in God is silly? Yeah!no!

[@janeroberson4750]

God is a good God! Yes he is , yes he is,yes he is,thank you Jesus!

[@stechriswillgil3686]

Ermahn is a sad man. Why doesn't he just let it all go if he doesn't believe it anymore? Hes almost gone a touch crazy. There are millions of people who couldn't care less if theres a God . He looks like hes one step away from putting his head in his hands and crying. I dont believe hes entirely comfortable with his atheism or agnosticism.

[@ge-sus8035]

Jesus is the last person you ever would expect.

[@shirleypena4133]

Speaking as someone who has Asperger's Syndrome I am quite surprised that someone here on the comments section is claiming that the host has AS. I can usually recognize a fellow 'Aspie' and frankly there is nothing about Derek that even slightly seems like an Aspie.

[@srebalanandasivam9563]

The making of the Jesus legend is very interesting. Did Paul's letters precede the signs Gospels and the Q?

[@phyllis9998]

Paul's letters (50s), then Mark (70s) then Matthew (80s) then John (90s). Q is hypothetical and frankly unnecessary.

[@srebalanandasivam9563]

@@phyllis9998 what's the chronology of the signs gospel? When was it compiled?

[@julieellis2076]

@@srebalanandasivam9563 synoptic gospels, not signs gospels. Good to see that you're taking an interest in it all. I'm just putting you right on that. Me, when I became interested in art mispronounced Renoir and called him Renor until someone corrected me 🤣

[@diansc7322]

@@srebalanandasivam9563 we have no extant work that is known as the signs gospel

[@phyllis9998]

@@srebalanandasivam9563 It is still debated but the majority opinion is as I stated above.

[@rajvirdee1317]

I think they are happy as things stand.There is no need to upset the story that is working very well.

[@TyTimp]

2 billion people worship Jesus not because he was the son of a God, they worship Jesus because they were indoctrinated to believe he was the son of a God, or God himself depending on their specific beliefs.

[@jawdroppingbeautybyjulie61]

Or maybe it’s because some have had a life changing event that has led them to believe Jesus is the Son of God. Some of the most genuine people of faith are those that came to believe in their adulthood. Indoctrination does not lead to life-long converts.

[@JeremyCarter-nc3zj]

How!a,fellow,called,jeremy'carter,have,power,now?

[@JeremyCarter-nc3zj]

He!have,t.v .power,

[@jeromedavid7944]

First step to wisdom is the fear of the Lord. "Woe to the spirit that relies on the flesh and woe to the flesh that relies on the spirit."

[@Lucas-gm3bv]

Who is the person that wrote “Mark”? What is the extant evidence? Where is the extant evidence? When was that written? Why was it written? What language is it in? What languages did it go through on its way from the extant text to modern English?

[@dynomiteslim4590]

While valid, the usual crucifixion timeline may not apply in this case. Other questions would need to be answered. We do know that his family and followers would be highly motivated to give him a proper burial. Would Pilot care or even notice if he was taken down the same day? Would a simple bribe be enough? Were bribes common in these circumstances? If true, why would a soldier stab him with a spear to ensure death unless he was planning to leave him to his family who was at the scene.

[@alamunez]

“Pilot” 😂

[@richardlawson6787]

You can't make sense out of a fictional story..

[@PasteurizedLettuce]

@@richardlawson6787there’s fictional elements, but a guy called Jesus was killed, who taught something that probably pissed off romans- that’s pretty clear

[@GSPfan2112]

I love the serious Bible Study. I dont enjoy it as much when you directly attack the gospels.

[@getkraken8064]

It never ceases to amuse me that we need serious scholarship to understand what Jesus thanks God for being so simple a child could understand.

[@youngknowledgeseeker]

Agreed. Some things are so easy that a child could understand. But, and I could be wrong, I also thank God for scholarship. I have learned things from scholarship no church has ever taught me. And in the Bible we see the power of when scribes turn to God. Like Paul, Stephen, and the wise scribe in Mark 12. I am a Gentile and many of us are Gentiles, and we don't have the benefit or education to understand the Jewish context of some of the stories. Nor do we even understand or get educated in the Greco-Roman context of it. These scholars God has raised up for us do all the historical work for us and then write neat simple little books we can read in one week what took them 20 years to learn. I appreciate them and thank God for that. Because I and many others would never ever take the time to learn so much for the Bible's sake.

[@tongakhan230]

Concerning these last days: (Daniel 12:10) Many will cleanse themselves and whiten themselves and will be refined. And the wicked ones will act wickedly, and none of the wicked will understand; but those having insight will understand. The wicked too read the scriptures. But understanding is withheld from them by God. Depending on so-called scholars to teach the truth is Jesus' illustration. (Matthew 15:14) Let them be. Blind guides is what they are. If, then, a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”

[@laserbera19]

Bart has the best laugh and personality 🤣 😂

[@tiotavopregunta502]

A cartoon of Bart is needed or talking doll😅

[@constancetorseth6648]

Honestly, for those who continue to believe in Jesus or the bible, I would hope they someday mature to where they can accept that the book is a creation of humans. But that should not impede them from practicing their faith at all. They can still believe in a god and even a risen Christ, if it brings them happiness. However, they should look askance at what was clearly written by men who all had very humanistic agendas and biases. It's not a source of revealed truth. Saying so should be considered an insult of that deity. At best, it's a window into the minds of what men believed was godly over the centuries.

[@bradleyroe6801]

The death and resurrection were added later to appease the 'pagan' or old religions and their beliefs. Rome was attempting to provide a national religion that appealed to all for easier governance.

[@dmw0077]

Good video. I think (as Dr Ehrman says) it's perfectly reasonable to believe the empty tomb was a legend, based on what knowledge we have available regarding Roman standard operating procedures (SOPs) for performing a crucifixion. But, it's also perfectly reasonable to believe an exception was made in Jesus' case. Even in modern times, deviations and exceptions to SOPs are made-and sometimes fairly frequently-by virtually every organization. Certainly capital punishments performed today don't always go just one way. That's not a result of cognitive dissonance. It is a result of organizations adapting to an unusual situation that exists at that specific moment in time. They adapt to their perception of the potential risks and needs that exist, regardless of how they might normally prefer to operate. If the authors of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John said there was an empty tomb, why not believe them? Why discount their writings over those of some other authors who were writing about a different time, place and participants? I don't disagree with Dr Ehrman's view, but he didn't convince me that it was the correct one.

[@robertloader9826]

It is so unlikely that the Roman authorities would treat a dissident who questioned the very authority of Rome with any favour. I struggle to believe other than the gospel writers, Mark in particular were wrong.

[@dmw0077]

@@robertloader9826 Not disagreeing with you. I just have a hard time believing the Romans would crucify someone as a dissident rebel who said things like "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s" (Mark 12:17, Matthew 22:20-22). They must've crucified Jesus for a different reason. My guess is Pilate was afraid of a Jewish rebellion starting on his watch, and how that would look to his superiors. So I think he crucified Jesus for purely political optics reasons (appeasing conservative Jews; such as Caiaphas, the wealthy Sadducees who liked their money, the traditionalistic Pharisees. etc; who did not want Jesus questioning the status quo or making any changes to their religion). If this was not a routine treason crucifixion, then why compare it to one? Pilate didn't crucify Jesus because he saw him as a threat to Rome, but to keep relations relatively peaceful with the locals. If we can believe people at that time behaved much like people do today, then it is perfectly reasonable to agree with the Gospels that the Romans didn't do a by-the-book crucifixion on Jesus. It really could've happened just the way they said it did. Bart Ehrman is an extremely smart man, but even very smart men can be wrong about some things.

[@robertloader9826]

@@dmw0077 Not really a convincing argument, nothing you said there gives any indication as to why the body of Jesus would be treated in any way different to the body of any other dissident. To remove the body to a tomb would create a shrine, the last thing Pilate would have desired!

[@dmw0077]

@@robertloader9826 Why would Pilate care if a tomb became a shrine? Again, there is zero evidence that Jesus was advocating rebellion against Roman rule. Caiaphas probably did cared, but he wasn't the one in charge of crucifixions. Once Jesus was dead, Pilate's interest in the whole affair was over. If anyone had pleaded for the body, why wouldn't he have given it to him (or her)? The Romans were occupiers. Augustus wanted peace in the region, which is why he let Herod Antipas appear to have some local power in the area, when the real power was 100% Roman. The Romans cared little (if at all) about the Jewish religion. Pilate could've easily let someone take Jesus' body to a tomb just to thumb his nose at Caiaphas and his religious concerns. I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything...only to point out that Dr Ehrman's take on the subject is highly questionable.

[@robertloader9826]

@@dmw0077 It is just as likely that Pilate may have feared unrest and ordered the body buried quickly and quietly in secrecy to avoid any surprises, so that nothing more be heard of Jesus! Pilate’s interest in the whole affair may not have been entirely bound by his duty, but of his inner thoughts we shall never know. I still however regard Mr. Ehrman’s position that the body would have been left as per standard procedure more likely than it being removed to parties unknown. Not sure why your purely speculative opinion is less questionable than his informed one.

[@MrC-55]

Funny how everyone just misses the point that Jesus said “let the children eat first then the dogs” as a racist expression.

[@rkitsune3549]

It's not a racist comment

[@AkanoWire]

Plottwist, Mark was one of the women and they really didnt tell until the book was written q:

[@ancientclown]

BEST SUGGESTION: Empty your cup and Walk with nothing as Christ taught. I would share the 2 teachings of Christ that maintains balance if people listened. 1. Follow the Golden Rule - Love thy neighbour as you Love GOD and Love thyself. 2. Turn the other Cheek - which does not mean what most think and helps you remain on the Righteous path. Christ taught: When a person strikes you with their right hand on the right cheek...offer the left. This became known as turn the other cheek but is not understood fully. It does not mean to let people walk over you or be mild and weak...It means to be meek and strong and take a moment to offer mercy allowing you to remain on the righteous path because those that show no mercy shall receive none. In order for the right hand to strike the right cheek it must be a backhand blow which is usually done as a sneak attack or emotional outburst...either of which could bring instant regret to the transgressor and might end there if you don't escalate it further. It is just taking a moment and asking; Are you sure this is the path you want to go down? Mercy triumphs over Judgment. Never said you have to let them hit you...because as i did say; Those that show no mercy shall receive none and they will have chosen their fate but you will remain on the righteous path regardless of their actions.

[@gary100dm]

There were verses added to the end of Mark.

[@pascal784]

time to bring back Dr Bob already Derek! just because he has boomer politics doesnt mean he should be cancelled, besides, water under the bridge

[@vespasian266]

I'm always tempted to think Jesus on the cross was mined from Josephus and he saving his friend from crusifiction.