'The New Testament' (2016)… Shaily Patel: Postcolonial Criticism 11 Dec 2018December 10, 2018 Shaily Patel, "Excursus: Methods of Ideological Criticism," in Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 192. Postcolonial criticism emphasizes the…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: The Significance of John 9:22 6 Dec 2018November 27, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 187-188. This verse [i.e. John 9:22] is significant from a socio-historical perspective because…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Book Publishing in the Ancient World 4 Dec 2018November 26, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 178. When thinking about the relationship of the New Testament writings to one…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: How Modern Readers Form Their Own Gospel Account 8 Nov 2018November 5, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 163. When modern readers act as if [the Gospels of Mark and Luke…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Luke vs. Matthew on Mary and Joseph’s Hometown 6 Nov 2018November 5, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 155-156. One of the telling differences between the two accounts has to do…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Matthew’s Criticism of Jewish Authorities 1 Nov 2018October 29, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 147. Perhaps the best way to explain Matthew's extensive criticism of the Jewish authorities…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Jesus and the Law 30 Oct 2018October 29, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 139. Contrary to what many Christians have thought throughout the ages, for Matthew,…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Correcting Mark’s Style 25 Oct 2018October 22, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 123. Sometimes Mark used a Greek style of writing that is somewhat awkward…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman: Redaction Criticism 23 Oct 2018October 22, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 120-121. A "redactor" is someone who edits a text; "redaction criticism" is the study…
"The Son of Man"… Bart D. Ehrman: Jesus as the “Son of Man” 18 Oct 2018October 15, 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 113. In the New Testament Gospels, Jesus used the term "son of man"…
