Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman Christianity One Year After Jesus
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Oct 24, 2023 Exploring the evolution of early Christianity, reliability of the Book of Acts, disciples' activities, growth of Christian community, belief in Jesus' resurrection, origins of Christianity, upcoming webinar on authorship of New Testament Gospels, Bart's recent activities, motivations and ironies in writing about Christianity, copying patterns in New Testament and growth of Christianity
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Acts as Primary Yet Unreliable Source
- The Book of Acts is our main source on Christianity's first year but was likely written 50 years later around the mid-80s- Its historical reliability is questionable due to contradictions and implausibilities within the text.
Disciples' Location Disputed
- Early followers of Jesus mainly stayed in Jerusalem per Acts but other gospels suggest they fled to Galilee soon after Jesus' death.- Luke likely wanted to portray origin of church in Jerusalem for theological reasons, not historical accuracy.
Early Christianity Was Jewish Sect
- Christianity in its first year was almost certainly a small Jewish apocalyptic sect still following Jewish laws and customs.- Gentile conversions began years later; initial mission was mainly to other Jews in Jerusalem.