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4 unusual facts about Bart D. Ehrman


Authorship of Luke–Acts

According to Bart D. Ehrman, the "we" passages are written by someone falsely claiming to have been a travelling companion of Paul, in order to present the untrue idea that the author had firsthand knowledge of Paul's views and activities, and Acts of the Apostles is thereby shown to be a forgery.

Fifty Bibles of Constantine

Kurt Aland, Bruce M. Metzger, Bart D. Ehrman doubt that Sinaiticus and Vaticanus were copied by Eusebius on the Constantine order.

Historical reliability of the Gospels

The Biblical scholar Bart D. Ehrman notes that many current verses were not part of the original text of the New Testament.

Minuscule 104

Bart D. Ehrman identified this reading as Orthodox corrupt reading.


Editio Regia

Bruce M. Metzger, Bart D. Ehrman, The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption and Restoration, Oxford University Press, 2005.


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