Oct 29, 2017
In the first reading (post published October 22, 2017), Dr. Ehrman answers a blog member’s question whether Dr. Ehrman’s background was an advantage or disadvantage on his path to becoming a New Testament Scholar.
In the second reading (post published October 27, 2014), Dr. Ehrman shares parts of his New Testament textbook pertaining to evidence that oral traditions persisted following the writing of the canonical gospels, and why scholars have chosen the years they believe the Gospels were written.
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https://ehrmanblog.org/was-my-weird-background-a-help-or-a-hindrance-mailbag-october-22-2017/
https://ehrmanblog.org/new-boxes-oral-traditions-and-the-dates-of-the-gospels/