The first gospel recording Jesus' life wasn't written until several decades after his death.

Dr. Bart Ehrman is here to tell us why it took so long for pen to be put to paper

and how this impacts the use of the Gospels as historical documents.

Welcome to Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman.

The only show where a six-time New York Times best-selling 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 Barterman 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 anyone who signs up at the elite level. So if you want to learn

more or register for the event, head over to barterman.com slash

n-t and grab your seat before those deals are gone.

And as always, use the code MJ Podcast for an additional discount.

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