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Misquoting Jesus
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Misquoting Jesus (2005) (edit title/settings)

The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

by Bart D. Ehrman (Author) (edit contributors)

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When world-class biblical scholar Bart Ehrman first began to study the texts of the Bible in their original languages he was startled to discover the multitude of mistakes and intentional alterations that had been made by earlier translators. In Misquoting Jesus , Ehrman tells the story... read more

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  • Early Christians: "Early" Christians, meaning Christians in the first two or three centuries.

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More than almost anything I've ever written about, the subject of this book has been on my mind for the past thirty years, since I was in my late teens and just beginning my study of the New Testament.

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Acknowledgment

Introductions

1. The beginnings of Christian scripture
2. The copyists of the early Christian writings
3. Texts of the New Testament : editions, manuscripts, and differences
4. The quest for origins : methods and discoveries
5. Originals that matter
6. Theologically motivated alterations of the text
7. The social worlds of the text

Conclusion : changing scripture : scribes, authors, and readers

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Index

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  1. Bart D. Ehrman (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0060738170
Page Count: 256

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