Even though it was the religious text of Jesus, the Hebrew Bible is consistently overlooked by many Christians,

which is a shame, honestly, because it's a fascinating collection of literature and an incredible historical document.

Luckily, today I'm joined by Dr. Joel Baden, expert in the Hebrew Bible, to talk about exactly what it is

and how a group of disparate texts were formed into the

collection we see today.

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.

Have you ever wondered how Jesus' message of repentance

and preparing for the kingdom of God

somehow turned into the Christian message of,

We Must Believe in Jesus for Eternal Life?

It's Chris Huntley, and I'm on the Bart Irman team,

and that's the question that Bart's going to be answering in his upcoming talk for the new insights into the New Testament conference,

titled, A Core Teaching of Jesus

and Why His Followers Abandoned It. That's just one of the 13 fascinating talks that we have

on the historical Jesus coming up this September 26 through the 28th. Besides the talks,

we've also got additional events like attendee mixers, roundtable panels, and the chance to meet the scholars.

If you're a misquoting Jesus fan and you want to support the show, joining us at NIT would be a fantastic way to do that.

We're offering two specials in August. One of them is early bird pricing throughout the month, and the second is we're giving away a nint journal to

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