Steven Carr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN8NI7JNPHc

There are others in the series

DAZ

That one is very out of sync, but this one isn't.

Ray Moscow

It's a good lecture.

Good book, too.

Ray

Gudjonsson

I own and have read a book by Craig A. Evans called "Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels (or via: amazon.co.uk)" (Christian apologetics I bought when I was still a believer)

In the book I first heard about Ehrman. Evans summerized Ehrmans' reasons for rejecting the faith, in order to refute him. In the end of the book, the most important thing that I had learned were the reasons Ehrman had for rejecting the faith. This was the first time I realized that the story about the woman caught in adultery was added to the gospel of John very late, and that the last chapter of Mark was a late addition as well (although I knew that the chapter was not in all the manuscript before reading Evans, I did not know it was never in the earliest manuscripts)

Evans confirmed that everything that Ehrman said was correct - but maintained these things and others Ehrman has mentioned are unimportant. I on the other hand was never persuaded by Evans on that matter. For me, Ehrmans reasons were important - and they were among the things that contributed to my deconversion last spring or early last summer. I was educated by Ehrman through Evans.

One more thing: cudos to Evans for not building a too weak straw man out of Ehrmans arguments. I think he represented Ehrman quite fairly.

I saw this lecture that is being linked to in this thread during this summer - and I found it very interesting.

Spanky

Thanks Steve, that was a good watch!

Clouseau

I am suspicious of talks without transcripts. And jokey people.

Toto

News story for the broadband impaired - a decent summary

Jayco

Thanks Steven -- watched all ten clips. Very enlightening.

Dave

I think Ehrman was on the infidel guy's show thursday. im looking forward to listening to the podcast.

Clouseau

'"I tell you the truth, I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God."' Mk 14:25

'Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, come down from the cross and save yourself!"' Mk 15:29-30

Mark cannot have thought that Jesus was uncertain of his fate.