The fear of death is an experience common to most of humanity. In fact, one of the oldest known

pieces of literature, the epic of Gilgamesh, shows one man's struggle with that very fear.

Christianity's promise of heaven provides a safe haven from that concern. But what did Jesus

think about life after death? I'm joined by Dr. Bart Ehrman to talk about what the Gospels tell us

about Jesus' thoughts and beliefs surrounding death in the afterlife, and to ask whether he would

even have recognized our modern concept of an eternal paradise.

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, Bart, how are you today?

Yep, I'm doing fine, thanks.

I'm back in the classroom this semester

teaching undergraduates.

And there are a lot of things

about being a university professor

that nobody finds very fun.

We have to do it.

Like every other job. But yeah, well, grading is one thing. You don't have to do another job. So yeah, grading, that's, yeah, it's not. But you really, you know, you need to do it. And it's useful to do it. And but, you know, meetings and things. Oh, God. But the teaching of the undergraduates, that is the perk of the job.

And it's just so much fun.

So I'm Oh, God. But the teaching of the undergraduates, that is the perk of the job.

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