Part 6 - Craig Evans vs. Bart Ehrman Debate: Does the New Testament Misquote Jesus?

Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He came to UNC in 1988, after four years of teaching at Rutgers University. At UNC he has served as both the Director of Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies.

Craig Evans is the Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College of Acadia University, in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. A graduate of Claremont McKenna College, he received his M.Div. from Western Baptist Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Claremont Graduate University in southern California. He has also been awarded the D.Habil. by the Karoli Gaspard Reformed University in Budapest. A well-known evangelical scholar throughout the world, he is an elected member of the prestigious SNTS, a society dedicated to New Testament studies.

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[MATZAMAN76]

..."They speak of real places...and beliefs..etc."

Wow!..compelling evidence....Laughable logic...

Spider-Man comic books speak of New York, a real place, therefore Spider-Man must be real.....LOL

[Sammygirl7466]

It is unfair that Ehrman is always asked to answer the questions first, and that there is no formal rebuttal time.

[bentopapa007]

When asking whether the gospels are reliable, someone should ask Evans what his thoughts are as to why the Bible says Judas died two different ways.

[bentopapa007]

I would feel sorry for Evans for being owned so badly, but his arguments are not addressing the question asked. He is deceptive by his non-responsiveness.

[sendtoanthony]

A classic strawman argument from Evans here.

[MATZAMAN76]

@TheAmericanforJesus

Thank you Captain Obvious!...

[TheAmericanforJesus]

@MATZAMAN76 HAHA You do realize the mentioning of these "real places" help archaeologists who dig over in Israel and Palestine know where to dig? That's why he mentions that tidbit.

[2freet]

agument - blablba - argument, questions - no answers, blablabla - I really have problems listen to this, or at least to the half of it.

[jctennis123]

@55k3v1n He sticks to the NT b/c he has studied it for over 30 years. Next time, debate the arguments and do not attack the person.

[yeshuahfullofit]

@4:12, Evans' third point - that the gospels speak of real people, places, and events. So does 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens). He speaks of the 'real' Mississippi River....therefore, Tom Sawyer and his pal Huck were 'real'. His 'point', has no point.