Did Jesus Even Exist: A Scholar Responds to the Naysayers
Part I of a special two-part series with Bart D. Ehrman
September 15, 2012
Everyone knows that Jesus existed. Don’t they? As odd as it might seem, there is a groundswell movement on the Internet – and in popular books – among people who argue the contrary. According to this viewpoint, not only was Jesus not the Son of God. He never even lived. These people call themselves “mythicists,” since they think that Jesus was “made up” as a myth by the early Christians. How would a historian respond to this claim? This special two-part seminar is designed to provide some answers.
Speaker
Bart D. Ehrman, James A. Gray Professor of Religious Studies and author or editor of over twenty books, has published extensively in the fields of the New Testament and Early Christianity. His most recent book is Did Jesus Exist? The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth.
Topics
The Naysayers: The Case that Jesus Never Existed
A Response: The Gospels as Historical Sources
Time and Cost
2:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Saturday, September 15, 2012. This special event is the first part of a two-part series. The tuition is $75. Discounts do not apply to this special event.
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