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If Only I Were the *Right* Kind of Fundamentalist….

I was breezing through some old posts and came across this one from many years ago; I'd forgotten all about it, but it still make me smile and scratch my head. ****************************** Several readers of this blog have pointed me to an article in the conservative journal First Things;  the article (a review of a [...]

Gold Q&A for December! Ask Away….

Dear Gold Members, Tis the Season!  And time for another Gold Q&A, our monthly audio for goldl membres only .  As always, if you provide written questions, I'll answer as many as I can the best I can, and I release the audio recording to gold members only.  Have a question to ask?  Anything connected [...]

Another Fantastic Scriptural Short Story: Esther

In my last couple of posts I talked about one of the great short stories of the Hebrew Bible, Ruth; now I move to another – Esther.  This one will take only one post.  Again I am taking this material from my book The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction. *******************************            The book [...]

End of the Year Option?

As we barrel forward in the holiday season, a lot of people are thinking about end-of-the-year giving.   If you’re one of them, would you consider making a donation to the Bart Ehrman Blog?  Every penny you donate goes straight to the charities we support (see below); we take nothing out ourselves to pay for overhead.   [...]

Reminder! Platinum Webinar on Saturday. You Platinums Only!

In case you forgot or misplaced the post!  For Platinum blog members we have a special webinar, once every three months.  And this Saturday, 12/18, noon ET, is the date for the final one of the year.  And it's an intriguing topic that I would be my house you've never heard addressed this way before.  [...]

Terrific or Terrible? What’s Your View of Christmas?

Of all the holidays we celebrate in the U.S., Christmas evokes the most extreme emotional reactions.  Where do you line up? Many of us grew up thinking Christmas was the most sacred time of the year, a time to remember and celebrate the most wonderful, touching, and humbling event in human history, the entrance of [...]

Vote for your Favorite Platinum Guest Post!

Dear Platinum Members, It is time to vote for the next Platinum guest post to become a blog guest post.  The winner's post will go to all blog members for reading and comment.   All the winners so far have been a big success, with  very interesting and postive feedback. Now it's the next round.  Do [...]

Strawmanning Ehrman: Guest Post by Kurt Jaros

This now is the next post by Kurt Jaros, who himself is a Christian theologian and apologist but who explains how other conservative apologists have misrepresented me.  For the record, I swear, I ain’t payin’ him to say this! Kurt will be happy to respond to your comments or questions.  Enjoy!    Misquoting Ehrman – [...]

A Suggestive Story in the Book of Ruth

In my previous post I talked about the book of Ruth, a gem of a short-story in the Hebrew Bible.   Now that I’ve explained how the plot works, I’d like to make just a couple of points about what it is trying to teach, starting with a comment about an episode that many readers over [...]

Do You Want (and Need) a Free Membership to the Blog? Gift Offer 2021

Thanks to the incredible ongoing generosity of members of the blog, I am happy to announce that there are a limited number of free one-year memberships available.   These have been donated for a single purpose: to allow those who cannot afford the annual membership fee to participate on the blog for a year.   I will [...]