Steven Carr

http://www.harpercollinscatalogs.com...3138313931.htm

It seems the book is real, after all.

I assume it will cost you 6 dollars to read that Galatians 1:19 says that Paul met the brother of Jesus, so Jesus of Nazareth existed.

As a leading historicist, Ehrman naturally was unaware that Luke/Acts never makes any mention of Jesus having a brother called James.

Bart's first reaction was that everybody knew who the author was referring to.

As always, there is silence because everybody knew everything anyway....

Toto

At $6 for a download, it's "perfect for the vigorous online debating community."

JonA

Two words:

Ex
Citing

Steven Carr

It will be exciting to read Bart's thoughts about the seismic shift in attitude towards the Romans , who went from being oppressors needing to be conquered by the Messiah, to becoming God's agents sent to punish wrongdoers after they had killed the Messiah.

How does a historical Jesus of Nazareth explain that again? I suppose in the same way that the Americans have become agents of Allah now that they have killed Osama bin Laden.

ApostateAbe

Clicking on the "Read More" link:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING: Misquoting Jesus, God’s Problem, and Jesus, Interrupted were NYT bestsellers.

MEDIA STAR: Ehrman is among the most sought-after religion experts in the world. He has been featured in Time, profiled in the Washington Post, and has appeared on NBC Dateline, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, CNN, History Channel, and top NPR shows.

E-BOOK ONLY: Releasing a must-read from a top house author in the e-book format exclusively makes this book’s mode of publication alone a noteworthy story.

*laugh at e-book-only marketing spin*

DARING TOPIC: This is the question readers have been wanting Ehrman to answer for years. It is a question that follows naturally from his bestselling books, and any of his hundreds of thousands of readers will want to hear what he has to say.

For years Bart Ehrman has been routinely bombarded with one question: Did Jesus Exist? As a leading Bible expert, fans and critics alike have sent letters, emails, posted blogs, and questioned Ehrman during interviews wanting his opinion about this nagging question that has become a conspiracy theorist cottage industry the world over.

*zing*

The idea that the character of Jesus was an invention of the early church-and later a tool of control employed by the Roman Catholic Church-is a widely held belief and Ehrman has decided it's time to put the issue to rest. Yes, the historical Jesus of Nazareth did exist.

Well, that was a spoiler. I was quite sure he would change his position after reviewing all of the slam-gun smoking-dunk mythicist arguments out there on the Internet.

Known as a master explainer with deep knowledge of the field, Ehrman methodically demolishes both the scholarly and popular arguments against the existence of Jesus. Marshalling evidence from within the Bible and the wider historical record of the ancient world, Ehrman tackles the key issues that surround the popular mythologies associated with Jesus and the early Christian movement.

Those committed to the "non-existence" theory will need to read this formidable scholar's counter argument while the more traditionally minded will enthusiastically support Ehrman's definitive answer to the question.

What about people like me? Shame that we still don't represent a sizable marketing demographic.

Perfect for the vigorous online debating community, this eBook original will be a must read for anyone interested in Jesus, the Bible, and the birth of Christianity.

I have a feeling it will sell like hotcakes, despite it being just eBook, given the preponderance of this debate on the web and it being the first modern full-fledged confrontation against mythicism by a highly-respected scholar and popular author. Quotes from the book will be brought up in just about every debate.

mountainman

Did Jesus Exist?

The Historical, Non-Religious Argument for Jesus of Nazareth
By Bart D. Ehrman


And Bart's answer is ............................... Doh!

aa5874

When was it found out that the arguments against the existence of Jesus were POPULAR?

I think Ehrman found out too late.

Any book written by anyone in support of HJ, Scholar or not, can be DEBUNKED with EASE using extant written sources of antiquity.

Toto

Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical, Non-Religious Argument for Jesus of Nazareth [Kindle Edition] (or via: amazon.co.uk)

maryhelena

Wow - party time coming up for the ahistorists/mythicists - on with the paper hats, turn the music on and let the fun and games begin...

Vorkosigan

Classic. Will be ripped to shreds on '000s of blogs.

Vorkosigan