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Jesus Before the Gospels
How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Stories of the Savior
Book • 2016
In this book, Bart D. Ehrman delves into the role of oral history in the transmission of stories about Jesus.
He examines the gap between Jesus's life and the earliest written accounts, discussing how memories of Jesus were passed down through generations and how these memories were influenced by the communities that preserved them.
Ehrman draws on psychology, anthropology, and historical research to analyze the evolution of these stories and their impact on our understanding of the Gospels.
He examines the gap between Jesus's life and the earliest written accounts, discussing how memories of Jesus were passed down through generations and how these memories were influenced by the communities that preserved them.
Ehrman draws on psychology, anthropology, and historical research to analyze the evolution of these stories and their impact on our understanding of the Gospels.
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#92 Bart Ehrman - The Dark Side of Christmas
Mentioned by Bart Ehrman as his best book, which explores how stories circulated in early Christianity.
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Why are the Gospels so Late?
Mentioned by Bart Ehrman as a book of his that deals with what anthropologists know about oral cultures and how oral traditions change over time.
In Search of Q: The Hypothetical Source for Matthew and Luke
