If you've ever done any research on the Bible, and if you're listening to this podcast, you probably have,

you might have noticed that most biblical scholars agree with each other on a lot of basic points.

These can include the dating of specific texts and whether some events recorded in the Bible are historical,

among other things. Why is that? And is it some kind of conspiracy? Today, Dr. Chris

Phrylingas joins me to talk about the academic consensus, the stories of Jesus' early life,

and how early Christians made meaning from them.

Welcome to misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman.

The only show where a six-time New York Times bestselling 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.

Hello, everybody and welcome back to misquoting Jesus. Today, I am joined by Dr. Christopher

Lingus, Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. He studied at Greensboro

College in North Carolina, the University of St. Andrews in Scotland,

and earned a PhD in religious studies of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Follinger's writes and teachers about biblical literature and early Christianity,

and his publications include Jesus, Mary and Joseph, family troubles in the infancy gospels, and

spectacles of empire, monsters, martyrs, and the Book of Regulation. Dr. Frilingus, thank you so much

for joining me today. Well, thanks for having me, Megan, it's great to be back. That's going to be so much

fun. Before we get into things, I do have a quick housekeeping, housekeeping note. Today's episode is the second

of a two-part special on this topic. Previously, I spoke with Dr. Joan Taylor about her book,

Boy Jesus, Growing Up Judean in turbulent times, which does challenge a very widely accepted

consensus among scholars that we can know very little about Jesus' early life.

...