The Dead Sea Scrolls preserve the beliefs of the Aseans, an ancient Jewish sect that were, like Jesus and John the Baptist, expecting the end of the world.

Dr. Bart Ehrman joins me today to talk about whether Jesus and John could actually have been members of this group.

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misquoting Jesus where this week we are talking about the relationship between Jesus,

John the Baptist and the Ascines. We've also got listeners questions at the end, so make sure you stay for all of those. But before any of that, how are you doing this week?

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