In an absolutely shocking turn of events, Bart has learned of a first-century gospel that will overturn everything scholars think they know about Jesus,

showing that he was actually a charlatan, exposed by the Roman government for duping the Jewish crowds using sophisticated works of magic.

The gospel, set to be published this week by the New York Times,

details how Jesus deliberately faked his

famous miracles in an effort to seek fame and fortune. How did he go from magician for hire to

son of God? And was the crucifixion a tragic illusion gone wrong? Join us this week on misquoting

Jesus to find out more.

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. Sometimes the smallest archaeological discovery can turn the world upside

down. This week, we talk about one such discovery and discuss how Jesus, a rural carpenter

with a talent for sleight of hand, ended up as the persecuted

Messiah of a global religion. Before we get into all of that, however, but good morning. How are you?

Good morning. Doing fine. Thanks. Yep. Just talking to my wife, Sarah, about our arthritis problems.

That's what happens at my age. How are you doing? Yeah, good. I'm currently arthritis problems. That's what happens. How are you doing? Yeah, good.

I'm currently arthritis free.

Josh, as I was mentioning, is not.

But no, all good.

All good.

And before we get to our mild revelation, I wanted to ask how you got into doing public-facing

scholarship because it's not really a typical career

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