The first two-thirds of the book comprise an introduction to the discipline of TC, including an overview of how texts were copied in the ancient world in general and in the Christian communities in particular, a survey of some important ancient manuscripts and published editions of the New Testament, a history of the discipline of TC, and a summary of the modern methods of TC that applies its insights to three texts having to do with Jesus (Mark 1:41 Luke 22:43-44 Hebrews 2:8-9). Though Misquoting Jesus is written for a popular audience, its conclusions are based on serious scholarship, especially Ehrman’s 1993 book The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture(Oxford University Press, 1993). In Misquoting Jesus, Ehrman aims to introduce the layperson to the discipline of TC, which he defines as the science of restoring the “original” words of the biblical text from manuscripts that have altered them. Nevertheless, even Stephen Colbert has gotten in on the action by posing as an advocate of inerrancy in his combative interview with Ehrman on the hit show “The Colbert Report.”īart Ehrman, a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina and a popular lecturer for The Teaching Company, combines a knack for provocative writing that appeals to a broad audience with a unique ability to simplify complicated subjects for readers who are not specialists. “TC”) normally receives very little airtime on Comedy Central. I would wager that the book’s heady subject matter (Text Criticism, a.k.a.
What hath John Stewart to do with John the Apostle? Stewart is just one of the many figures in the popular media who have been lining up to interview Bart Ehrman about his controversial book, Misquoting Jesus: The Story behind Who Changed the Bible and Why.
Misquoting Jesus: The Story behind Who Changed the Bible and Why. I Steam, You Steam, We All Steam at Osteenīart D.
Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood.
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