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The New Testament

By: Bart D. Ehrman, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Bart D. Ehrman
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Whether taken as a book of faith or a cultural artifact, the New Testament is among the most significant writings the world has ever known, its web of meaning relied upon by virtually every major writer in the last 2,000 years. Yet the New Testament is not only one of Western civilization’s most believed books, but also one of its most widely disputed, often maligned, and least clearly understood, with a vast number of people unaware of how it was written and transmitted.

But now a distinguished religious scholar is available to help you gain a carefully reasoned understanding of not only the New Testament itself, but of the individuals and communities who created its texts.

Drawing on modern biblical scholarship, recent archaeological discoveries, and careful literary analysis - and approaching his subject purely as a historian, with belief or disbelief suspended - Professor Ehrman has crafted a series of 24 fascinating lectures that trace the history of the New Testament and the early Christian faith community. He discusses not only the 27 books included in the New Testament, but also many of the significant texts that were excluded as he addresses key historical questions around the issues of authorship, circumstance, audience, content, meaning, and historical accuracy.

"Our ultimate goal," he notes, "is to come to a fuller appreciation and understanding of these books that have made such an enormous impact on the history of Western civilization and that continue to play such an important role for people today."

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The narrator does a fantastic job of addressing a controversial subject with care. Keep in mind that this is a historical discussion of the New Testament, not a theological discussion.

Very interesting!

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The professor could be an atheist and also respectful. Unfortunately, he is not. He is not worried about sharing different points of view, but only apparent mistakes of the Gospels. It is fanatic and disrespectful atheistic preaching.

Grotesque and disrespectful.

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For me this was a very challenging read. In the end I find the sovereignty of God in the middle of it all.

insightful and educational

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An interesting look into history and how the NT may have been created and changed over the centuries. A good book for a rounded view of the NT.

Very thorough and unbiased

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I absolutely love Bart Ehrman! He has totally changed the way I see the Bible.

Eye opening!

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excellent and informative lecture from one of the foremost new testament scholars. easy to listen to and digestible for people who aren't academics.

good stuff

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Very happy with authors effort to state facts about historical information. Only a few instances of bias favoring or opposing Christian faith. Main focus is a historical perspective & critical analysis of New Testament.

Objective Review

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I found this book to be quite enlightening. I've never considered the New Testament in terms of it's historical and literary qualities. Fundamentalists might consider this book to be blasphemous, but in reality it simply provides tools for better understanding Christianity. Definitely recommended reading for everyone from the devout Christian to the most adamant atheist.

Amazing Insights

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What a wonderful book explaining everything I didn’t know about the Bible. I’m looking forward to my next great courses book! This book was super fantastic! Thank you.

Great!!

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Absolutely eye opening listen. Very well done with respect to content and performance. I've already shared many of the things I've learned from the book with my friends.

Simply fascinating.

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