Comments on: A Few Questions for Bart Ehrman

By: Thomas Mathew

Thomas Mathew — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:37:12 +0000

Islam doesn’t prescribe blind belief. Most of the religion in this world first prescribes belief and then knowledge which is acceptable to that belief. If the knowledge is contradicting to the faith, it will be rejected. Islam did vice versa, first it prescribes knowledge then only belief comes. People easily think That belief in God, whatever kind it may be, has to be blind. They argue the wheel of reasoning get halted at their religious belief. So, there does not arise any kind of rational, scriptural, logical and/or natural justification to support your belief. At the same time each set of belief and religion with all the
Contradiction they do have between them, claim to be true. When we ask for the proof to support this claim, they resort to another claim that it is belief beyond and above all kinds of reasoning. Can truth in its absolute sense be contradictory to itself? Hence, the more complex and complicating question of which of these contradicting versions of different sets of belief and religions are we supposed to believe arise. From theological viewpoint, Truth has to be absolute. Truth at the time of Adam has to be same as of today. It will not change passage of time. Monotheism is the absolute truth which was taught and
propagated by all prophets like Adam, Noah, Abaraham , Moses, Jesus and Prophet Mohammad(pbut) that came at different parts of the world at different time.

By: this is all good, and fun

this is all good, and fun — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:08:50 +0000

Jim Kindle

look at that again, and then go to Psalm 22, and take a look at what it says, and you will see that Jesus is quoting Psalm 22. Psalm 22 just so happens to be a Psalm of trust, and you will see that Jesus is expecting his death to be glorified through his ressurection which we read about shortly after this passage in Mark.

By: Teresa Fowler

Teresa Fowler — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:13:18 +0000

It appears that much of what is written in Mr. Ehrman’s books begin statements with ‘I believe’ or ‘I think’. It is mere speculation on his part and his thoughts or feelings not fact. Being a Christian is a pure faith thing-it’s not head knowledge because God is too complex for our minds to comprehend. Head knowledge is good and questions don’t scare God but all of your knowledge will only lead you astray without faith in God. You believe or you don’t.

By: Jim Kindle

Jim Kindle — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:59:55 +0000

I am reading your book Jesus Interrupted on page 65 “Jesus Death in Mark, you qoute that Jesus said on the cross Eloi, Eloi lama sabachthani which they say translates My God My God why have you forsaken me? Well ever since I was a child I did not believe that is what Jesus said, he preached on the faith in God and how he would never desert you etc, so now in front of all those people he quesions the very person he said we must always believe in. So what else did he say that maybe he himself questioned. So in the writings of Col. James Churchward and his 50 investigation of Lemuria he says those words were not even known at that time as Jesus spoke Aramic, he says the words were “Hele, Hele, Lamat Zabac ta ni–or “I faint I faint darkness is coming over my face.” Churchward said, “it is the pure tongue of the motherland Mu, badly pronounced and spelled wrong.” Don Anotonia Batres Jurequi a prominent Maya scholar of Guatamala in his book “History of Central America.”states “the last words Jesus said on the cross were in Maya, the oldest known language,”He says they should read “Hele, Hele lamah sabac ta ni–meaning “Now I am fainting , the darkness covers my face”. I have no idea if either is true but I do not believe Jesus cast doubt on God.

By: Ronnie Lovvorn

Ronnie Lovvorn — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:14:42 +0000

I have scripture on my wall thats says I am the second coming of Jesus Christ. It has a picture of the tree of life, an eagle, and E with An up arrow. It also says to famous it and im in aggrience with it and need it to get fammed. I would like to get some advice an dhelp getting it out to the main stream to save everyone.

By: Ahmed SIRaj

Ahmed SIRaj — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:04:49 +0000

Muslims will neither be altogether surprised nor scandalized when reading ‘Misquoting Jesus’. The fact that the Judaeo-Christian scripture has been corrupted and its original meaning distorted is well attested in the Glorious Qur’an which was revealed more than 1400 years ago. It says:

‘Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say: “This is from Allah,” to traffic with it for miserable price! – Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby’ (Surah Al Baqarah, 02 : 79).

For further elucidation on this, read ‘The First & Final Commandment: A Search for Truth in Revelation Within the Abrahamic Religion’ by Dr. Laurence B. Brown.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:06:37 +0000

Harrylee,

ummmm, the new testament was originally written in Greek, not Hebrew. Changes to scripture were mostly done for theological reasons. other than that, i agree with you, incompetant people made silly mistakes in translating the scriptures, it is the accumulation of both of these “problems” that leads scholars such as Dr.Ehrman to conclude that the holy bible we have now can not be the original message, and we can not now “correct” the mistakes of people of the past because the original manuscripts are unfortuanately gone.

By: harrylee

harrylee — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:16:15 +0000

In one of Barts books i read where he wrote that Peter was the first pope,the truth was that the gospels and letters were addressed to the twelve tribes only the church had not rooted until the time of Pliny the younger in Rome,the scriptures have been plagerized for 2000 years ,the roman scholars changed Matthew 16:18 by added the words you are Peter which changed the correct context,but it does not matter,since we are lucky to have some correct scripture left.these 2000 years have been devastating on correct scripture being changed by roman and other translators who do not understand correct Hebrew writings.We should not be concerned since the end of the Hebrew age ended at the destruction of Jerusalem ending christianty and bring in the new.Harrylee

By: Josephus

Josephus — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:26:11 +0000

With respect to Mr. Giuntini’s comment, it is HE that is mistaken. The names “Marco Giunio Bruto” and “Decimo Giunio Giovenale” are not ancient names themselves. Instead, they are the modern Italian renderings of the originally Latin/Roman names Marcus Junius Brutus (Brutus, killer of Julius Caesar) and Decimus Junius Juvenalis (Juvenal, famous Roman poet). Thus, Dr. Ehrman is quite correct.

By: JOHN

JOHN — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:08:48 +0000

QUESTION 1: How would your life change if tomorrow you woke up knowing there was no God?

QUESTION 2: What would be the most important item missing in your life if you did not have Religion or a God to worship?