Jesus' most famous commandment might be to love thy neighbor. But what exactly does love mean and how do you love your neighbor?

Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me to talk about the different meanings of love in the New Testament and how that informs our understanding of Jesus' teachings.

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.

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Welcome back everybody to misquoting Jesus, where today we're discussing the meaning of love

in the New Testament. We've also got our bonus segment, Bart's soapbox at the end, where Bart gets

on his metaphorical soapbox

about an issue he feels strongly about. But before all of that, how are you this week?

Well, you know, I'm in a preaching mood, so let's go for the soapbox right off the bat.

All right, all right. I'm down. Yeah, no, I'm doing well. I'm doing well. You know,

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