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Jesus before the Gospels

Jesus before the Gospels

how the earliest Christians remembered, changed, and invented their stories of the Savior
HistoryPsychology
Pages
326
Published
2016
Language
English

Synopsis

Many believe that the Gospel stories of Jesus are based on eyewitness testimony and are therefore historically reliable. Now, for the first time, a scholar of the New Testament, New York Times bestselling author Bart D. Ehrman (Misquoting Jesus; and Jesus, Interrupted), surveys research from the fields of psychology, anthropology, and sociology to explore how oral traditions and group memories really work and questions how reliable the Gospels can be. Focusing on the decades-long gap between when Jesus lived and when these documents about him began to appear, Ehrman looks to these varied disciplines to see what they can tell us about how the New Testament developed.

Prose complexity
10/10

Vibe

InformativeIntellectualThought-ProvokingComplex

Genres

History Psychology Religion Sociology Biography

About the author

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Bart D. Ehrman

Bart D. Ehrman is a scholar of early Christianity and the New Testament. He's the author of Misquoting Jesus, which explores how the Bible's texts have been altered over time. His work often focuses on the historical Jesus and the development of Christian beliefs.