I would love to say that I am never wrong about anything, but as with every single other person on the

face of the planet, I would be lying if I said so. But what about the Bible? Many modern Christians

view the Bible as the infallible, inspired, inerrant word of God, but what does that actually

mean? Did the writers of the New Testament themselves hold that view? And are there passages

that can be used to disprove this assertion? Stay tuned for all of that and so much 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.

Everyone is wrong sometimes, except but, of course, as the Bible was written by humans,

I think it's a reasonable statement to say that it can also be wrong, a statement many

fundamentalists would take issue with.

Today we're talking about inspiration, interpretation, and whether the Gospels can prove

or disprove their own inerrancy.

Before we get to that, but how are you doing today?

Well, you know, I've only been wrong three times today so far, so I think I'm doing pretty well. It's a good going, really. It's good, yeah. Things are pretty good right now. How about you? I am good. I am good. I have lost count of how many times I've been wrong this morning. it's only noon when we're recording.

And there are countless opportunities for me to be wrong for the rest of the day. count of how many times I've been wrong this morning. It's only noon when we're recording.

And there are countless opportunities for me to be wrong for the rest of the day. So I am

embracing that fully. I think the big thing is people, you know, some people obviously never

admit they're wrong. They just don't. And it's irritating. And it's not helpful. It's not helpful

for a person themselves. It's not helpful for society. And it's not, you know, for social relations, it's just better, you know, when you're wrong, just say you're wrong. Sorry, I was wrong. Absolutely. We are human and we get things wrong sometimes and that's okay. Now, you are leaving, we're recording this ahead of time because you are

about to leave for Greece, which I'm very jealous at. Yeah, well, I'm actually, when people are

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