May 31, 2009
Bart Ehrman is a scholar of The Bible and has published popular
works at a rapid clip on the subjects of theodicy and the literary
history of the books some refer to as "Scripture." He was an
evangelical who believed that The Episcopalian Church in which he
was raised was too tame on the teachings of Jesus' Word of
Salvation. Dedicating himself to the study of the original Greek
versions of the Gospels and New Testaments in order to better
understand the word of God, he made the discovery that (Whoops!)
the Bible couldn't be an inerrant instruction manual. There were
too many inconsistencies, too many obvious copying errors in the
translations and too many differences in the theologies contained
within the books we call the New Testament for it to be a coherent
work of God. He has since become agnostic, strongly convinced that
even if there be a Creator it is certainly not the one painted by
our Christian religions. Scott Lohman and Grant Steves bring their
intellectual prowess to bear in discussing the books of Bart Ehrman
for this program. Grant and Scott are both impressed by Ehrman's
writing, and they are entertaining thinkers and speakers on the
subjects of literature and theology. This is sure to be a fun show
as they discuss Ehrman's books.