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Reminder! A Free Webinar on Saturday on “The Bible and Homosexuality”!

Just a reminder in case you missed it the first time!  Come one, come all!   In celebration of our TENTH anniversary for the blog, I'm happy to announce a FREE webinar for anyone who is interested.  No need to register, no need to pay, no need to donate, no need to do nada.  Just [...]

Burials for the Crucified. Most-commented Blog Post: #9

As we celebrate our ten-year anniversary of the blog (April 18) by reposting the ten most commented-on posts, here now is #9:  Decent Burials for Crucified Victims in antiquity, with 180 comments.   ****************************** Decent Burials for Crucified Victims October 20, 2017 My post a couple of weeks ago about the burial of Jesus (understandably) [...]

10 Year Anniversary for The Bart Ehrman Blog!

A Post From Bart's Advisory Circle:   Today, April 18, 2022, the Ehrmanblog.org marks its Ten Year Anniversary! We take this opportunity to thank all of the Donors, Members and other followers who have made this adventure possible. This blog brings world-class scholarship about the New Testament and early Christian literature to an enthusiastic audience of [...]

The Blog’s TENTH Year Anniversary!! Most-commented Blog Post: #10: My View of Revelation!

Today is the TENTH year anniversary of the blog.  We began this venture in April 2012; I wrote my first post on April 3, but we didn't open up access to the blog until April 18.  And it's been a steady stream ever since.  I've published 2964 posts since then, over five a week for [...]

Free Webinar!!! Does the Bible Condemn Homosexuality?

In celebration of our TENTH anniversary for the blog, I'm happy to announce a FREE webinar for anyone who is interested.  No need to register, no need to pay, no need to donate, no need to do nada.  Just come. It will be this coming Saturday, April 23, 5:00 EST.    And GOOD news.  If [...]

More on Nazareth (Or: Why Non-Archaeologists Should Definitely Not Claim to Be Experts)

In my post yesterday I began to explain why René Salm’s claim that Nazareth did not exist in the days of Jesus is dead wrong and is rejected by every recognized authority – whether archaeologist, textual scholar, or historian; whether Jewish, Christian, agnostic, or other. Here is my second and final post on the subject, [...]

Did Nazareth Even Exist in the Days of Jesus? The Weird Claims of Rene Salm

Some people who claim that Jesus did not even exist argue that there never was a town of Nazareth.  So hey, how could he be from there?  It didn't exist and he didn't either.  It's all a myth. Really.  They base this claim on a book written by a fellow named Rene Salm. I was [...]

The Book of Genesis, the White Jesus, and Debating the Resurrection: Interview with Seth Andrews

I've been doing a lot of interviews and podcasts over the past couple of months, and for my money this is absolutely one of the best, with Seth Andrews the Host of "The Thinking Atheist."   He's a terrific interviewer: intelligent, knowledgable, and gifted at directing a conversation.  We talked about all sorts of things from [...]

Reminder: You can enter the Blogiversary Lottery!

Hey Fellow Bloggers,      Here is a reminder that we have a lottery going on with prizes!   Entry deadline is in FIVE days.  Interested?  Here is the original announcement, with all the details. *********************** I am very pleased to announce that the Blog’s ten-year anniversary is on April 18!   We have been going at [...]

Gold Members Q&A for April!

Dear Gold Members, It's that time again.  Time for the gold Q&A for April -- a perk of your membership!  Do you have any questions you'd like to ask, anything related to the blog?  Ask away, and I'll do my best to answer. To get your question on the list: zap a note to Diane [...]