Bart D. Ehrman

These lectures are a compelling introduction not only to the development of the Christian canon, but to all of the forces that would play a role in early Christian history....

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The early Christian claim that Jesus of Nazareth was God completely changed the course of Western civilization. What exactly happened, such that Jesus came to be considered God? Find out....

Follow 24 fascinating lectures that trace the history of the New Testament and the early Christian faith community....

The problems with the Bible that New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman discussed in his bestseller Misquoting Jesus—and on The Daily Show with John Stewart, NPR, and Dateline NBC, among others—are expanded upon exponentially in his latest book: Jesus, Interrupted. This New York Times bestseller...

New York Times bestselling author and Bible expert Bart Ehrman reveals how Jesus’s divinity became dogma in the first few centuries of the early church. The claim at the heart of the Christian faith is that Jesus of Nazareth was, and is, God. But this is not what the original disciples...

In this highly accessible discussion, Bart Ehrman examines the most recent textual and archaeological sources for the life of Jesus, along with the history of first-century Palestine, drawing a fascinating portrait of the man and his teachings....

Dan Brown's immensely popular New York Times best-selling The Da Vinci Code is one of the most successful books of recent history....

Lost for nearly 1,700 years, newly restored and authenticated, the Gospel of Judas presents a very different view of the relationship between Jesus and Judas....

The growth of Christianity in the early centuries of the Common Era is one of the most extraordinary stories in world history. What began with a preaching day laborer and his dozen or so disciples soon grew to be the largest religion in the world....

Step back to Christianity's first three centuries to see how it transitioned from the religion of Jesus to a religion about Jesus....

Explore compelling controversies that have existed surrounding the faith's first three centuries in this unique inquiry into the core of Christian tradition....

Join the dramatic search for lost Christianities and learn why it's considered such an appealing subject to study....

Bart D. Ehrman, the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus, Interrupted and God’s Problem reveals which books in the Bible’s New Testament were not passed down by Jesus’s disciples, but were instead forged by other hands—and why this centuries-hidden scandal is far more significant...

This course is an extremely useful addition to the shelves of anyone who is fascinated by the history of ancient Christianity and its evolution into the dominant religion it is today....

Worshipped around the globe by more than a billion people, Jesus is undoubtedly the single most important figure in the story of Western civilization....

For years, The Great Courses has taken lifelong learners on stirring explorations of our ancient roots; ones that bring you face to face with what history means....

How did early Christians come to believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the divine Son of God? This is the central question in this book...

Acclaimed author Bart Ehrman contextualizes early Christian narratives of heaven and hell within the broader intellectual and cultural worlds from which they emerged....