Bart Ehrman summarizes the Bible in a paragraph (America, quote, trinity)

[DavidRudisha]

"Scholars for a long time have said that the Bible is full of discrepancies, contradictions; the Bible has books that claim to be written by people who didn't really write them; and the Bible shows that, in fact, some of the earliest teachings of Jesus aren't what become the standard doctrines of Christianity; that, in fact, doctrines like the divinity of Christ, the Trinity -- these were later formulations, that they weren't the original teachings."

Bart Ehrman - The Colbert Report - Video Clip | Comedy Central

[ashleynj]

This was great, haha! I also like the elephant story at the end.

[TRANSPONDER]

I could sum it up in one word.

Originally Posted by DavidRudisha

Bart Ehrman - The Colbert Report - Video Clip | Comedy Central

Sorry, couldn't watch it - something to do with my having a Ruler and a silly accent.

[perry335654]

This is a time when not having sound is a blessing

[UsAll]

Originally Posted by DavidRudisha

Bart Ehrman - The Colbert Report - Video Clip | Comedy Central

I know that this airing took place on Stephen Colbert's "Colbert Report" on the Comedy Central TV network and hence was meant to be comedy. Yet I was really interested in what Bart Ehrman had to say when I heard him speak and I wish he could have said it all (and alot more) without Stephen Colbert constantly interrupting him. Colbert was being quite annoying to me, though I understand it was meant to be in the spirit of comedy. I guess I will just read the referenced book by Bart Ehrman and look for any videos of him speaking on these matters.

I have heard of and read of him varied times in the past (he is an American university professor and leading scholar in his field, having written and edited over 25 books-- including three college textbooks to-date --and has also achieved acclaim at the popular level, authoring five New York Times bestsellers). On the web, it says that Ehrman's work especially focuses on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the development of early Christianity.