Welcome to Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman. The only show, where a six-time New York Times

best-selling author and world-renowned Bible scholar, uncovers the many fascinating, little-known

facts about the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the rise of Christianity. I'm your host, Megan Lewis. Let's begin.

Today on misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman, I'll be talking to Bart about his best-selling book,

misquoting Jesus, the story behind who changed the Bible and why, and asking questions about his

journey through faith and academia. This episode will have more of a

biographical feel to it than being purely informative, but I promise we'll spend more time

in the changes to the Old Testament in the next episode. So stick around if that's what you're

here for. This is a discussion-based podcast. We'll be focusing on one topic each week. And we want

to do more than just scratch the surface. So after some basic introductory questions, we will dive right into the fun week. And we want to do more than just scratch the surface. So after some basic

introductory questions, we will dive right into the fun part and possibly go off the deep end.

Each episode also includes updates from Bart on his various projects and courses, as well as a

bonus segment, and those include Bart answering your questions. So if you have one you want to

ask, please head over to

www.bart-ehrman.com forward slash ask Bart. Now, before we get started, it's probably a good

idea to introduce ourselves. As you heard in the show's introduction, I'm Megan Lewis. I'm a

syriologist, which means I study the languages and cultures of ancient Mesopotamia, which are modern Iraq and Syria. I'm an a syriologist, which means I study the languages and cultures of ancient

Mesopotamia, which are modern Iraq and Syria. I'm also a YouTuber and podcaster, working to make

the ancient world accessible and understandable to everyone. My other two main projects are the

Digital Hammurabi YouTube channel and the Reading Party podcast. With me is Dr. Bart Ehrman,

who I suspect needs no introduction,

but I am going to ask him to give one anyway. But just in case anyone listening doesn't

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