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The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New ...28 reviews
Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

Just give me the facts please.
Looking at bilblical history somewhat forensically is a refreshing way to examine the Bible. Cultural, social, and political, in other words, human perspective lead to an evolving understanding of religion, in general, not just Christianity. 		  
  







  
  
The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings33 reviews
Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Great for open-minded readers
My professor had us buy this book for a NT class. I must say, the required readings were interesting and I enjoyed Ehrmans' non-biased views. I would highly recommend this book for any professor looking for a new textbook. 		  
  







  
  
Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium36 reviews
Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

God in the Flesh or Leader of a Lunatic Fringe?
In sophisticated rhetoric that asks us to make our own inferences rather than pounding us over the head with strident prose, Bart Ehrman's Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium paints Jesus as a doomsday prophet who, according to the Gospels, proclaimed the end would come before his disciples' lifetime and that he was wrong. Like many doomsday prophets of his age and those to come, ... 		  
  







  
  
Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament34 reviews
Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Here's 37 books you won't find in your NT
The Greek Old Testament has a number of books not included in the Hebrew because Jews excluded them believing they were not divine. These books are referred to as Apocrypha and I have a Revised Standard Version (RSV) with these books. I've read them and its not hard to see why they were excluded but I was not aware the same thing happened in the New Testament. These books were excluded because ... 		  
  







  
  
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew104 reviews
Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Gripping reading
Ehrman surprisingly manages to introduce a sensitive topic in a largely unbiased way without being offensive to the sensibilities of most Christians today. This is a very difficult accomplishment where many other authors failed before. I really appreciated his exposition, and actually learned much about the early history of Christianity and the so-called "apocryphal texts". My only grip is he ... 		  
  







  
  
The Gospel of Judas81 reviews

National Geographic, 2006

Very Satisfied
I appreciated the speed in which we got the book and enjoyed reading it. The book was in great shape. Thank you 		  
  







  
  
The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration (4th Edition)25 reviews
Bruce M. Metzger, Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Before anything else....
This is THE standard introduction to the science and art of biblical criticism. For decades now, required reading in many if not most Christian seminaries. The 4th edition is co-authored with Bart Ehrman and is an excellent update on the state of the art. Before anything else, this book should be read with the intent of understanding the issues involved in studying the New Testament text. ... 		  
  







  
  
God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question--Why We Suffer110 reviews
Bart D. Ehrman

HarperOne, 2008

What the Bible says about evil, step-by-step
I've read other works by Ehrman and this book is Ehrman at his finest. He takes the reader step-by-step through the Bible and shows how each author or set of authors explains the existence of human suffering. In the personal sections of the book, Ehrman talks about the reasons for his own doubts about the existence of God. But, contrary to some of the other reviews, Ehrman NEVER makes the ... 		  
  







  
  
Peter, Paul and Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History and Legend25 reviews
Bart D Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

ALL ABOUT JESUS'S CLOSEST FOLLOWERS
Professor Bart Ehrman has written another engaging and insightful book on early Christianity. He examines three of Jesus's most influential followers through the lens of historical perspective, the bible, and early external writings. He shows great insight in the influence each of these figures had on the history of the Western world. Did you ever think about the fact that the historical Peter ... 		  
  







  
  
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (Plus)368 reviews
Bart D. Ehrman

HarperOne, 2007

Clear & Concise Explanation of New Testament Origins
Erhman's book provides a clear and concise explanation of new testament history. This history shows the finger prints of humanity on the authorship of the Bible. The Bible we have today is the result of one version of early Christianity winning the battle for orthodoxy over competing factions. The victors declared the losers heretics and wrote the "word of God" to support their ... 		  
  







  
  
The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed21 reviews
Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

The Yin & Yang of Judas Iscariot
Professor Ehrman gave a fascinating account on his personal involvement in Gospel of Judas, the long lost scripture. In this book, he did not render a direct translation from Coptic writings. Instead, he compared and contrasted Paul's writing with the later four Gospels. With his scholar study work, he presented an unorthodox Judas Iscariot contrary to the familiar image of a greedy, evil, ... 		  
  







  
  
The New Testament and Other Early Christian Writings: A Reader4 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

New Testament Plus
Why buy a book of readings when you can buy the New Testament and get the selections there? Reason # 1 Bart Ehrman. Ehrman is an exceptional scholar, so the inclusion of his commentaries and translations is well worth the price of the book. Reason # 2. This book has more than the 27 chapters of the NT, and includes some heretofore neglected manuscripts that are not easily obtainable elsewhere ... 		  
  







  
  
Christianity in Late Antiquity, 300-450 C.E.: A Reader2 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

Revealing
This book is basically piles of documents from when Christianity was still competing with the polytheistic religions of the late Roman Empire. The authors preface each document with a bit of history and explanation. The documents themselves are highly illuminating regarding the thinking of the early Christians, the creation and purpose of monasticism, the creation of a governing structure for ... 		  
  







  
  
A Brief Introduction to the New Testament2 reviews
Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

NEW TESTAMENT
THIS BOOK WAS NEEDED FOR A COURSE IN RELIGION. I FIND IT INFORMATIVE, BUT HAVE FOUND ERRORS RELATED TO THE NEW TESTAMENT. 		  
  







  
  
El Evangelio Perdido: La Busqueda para el Evangelio de Judas Iscariote
Herbert Krosney

National Geographic, 2006 		  
  







  
  
El Evangelio de Judas
National Geographic Society

National Geographic, 2006 		  
  







  
  
The Lost Gospel: The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot22 reviews
Herbert Krosney

National Geographic, 2007

An adventure story
If you're looking for something in depth about Judas Iscariot as an historical individual, or about his part in the New Testament drama, or about the specifics of the gospel, you may be disappointed. On the other hand if you're looking for a terrific true mystery and adventure tale, this is it, hands down. It could easily make a good movie a la Hitchcock. The book is written by a Harvard ... 		  
  







  
  
The Apostolic Fathers, I, I Clement. II Clement. Ignatius. Polycarp. Didache (Loeb Classical Library)4 reviews

Loeb Classical Library, 2003

A contemporary rendition of a set of Christian classics
How did the New Testament come to be formed? What books were left out? What did some of those books say? These are some of the questions on the minds of many curious people today. Too often, local congregations ignore these questions, to the detriment of the church. But these questions about Christian origins are very, very real in the hearts and minds of many people today. Now, from one of ... 		  
  







  
  
Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code: A Historian Reveals What We Really Know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, ...72 reviews
Bart D. Ehrman

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

Expert demolition
Bart Ehrman is a well-known historian of Christianity and chairman of the Religious Studies Department at UNC-Chapel Hill. This short book (it can be read in one long sitting) debunks Brown's plot and purported evidence from top to bottom. Better yet, it contains a lot of interesting material about early Christianity, the development of the NT scriptural canon, historical Jesus, what Constantine ... 		  
  







  
  
After the New Testament: A Reader in Early Christianity5 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

A Profitable Read
I used this book in a course on Early Judaism and Early Christianity, which I took as an undergraduate. Although one may read a secondary reader, there is nothing like reading a well-chosen sampling of primary texts - and the selections here are just that: well-chosen. Although the Church traces its lineage and heritage through a particular history - the New Testament, followed by the ... 		  
  







  




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