He is the author of many books about Bible history, including the best-seller 'Misquoting Jesus.'Īs a young man studying at the Moody Bible Institute, he was an evangelical Christian who believed the Bible was the inerrant word of God. Those differences - and what they tell us about Christianity as well as the authors of the Gospels - is the subject of Ehrman's book, 'Jesus, Interrupted,' which is now available in paperback.Įhrman is a distinguished professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Bible scholar Bart Ehrman says there are irreconcilable differences among the Gospels. What is the story of the birth of Jesus? How did Judas die? What did Jesus say when he was crucified? It depends on which Gospel you read.
I'm David Bianculli of, sitting in for Terry Gross.
