Who Changed the Bible, and Why?

Wondrium allows you to stream 8,000+ hours of lectures and documentaries in the areas of history, religion, and science, including several courses by Dr. Ehrman. *Sign up for a free trial at https://bartehrman.com/wondrium Visit https://www.bartehrman.com/courses/ to shop from Bart Ehrman’s online courses and get a special discount by using code: MJPODCAST on all courses. Episode Outline: 0:00 Welcome back: from Bart’s story to the actual manuscript problem 0:53 Bart on retreating to the mountains to write and think 1:45 Why textual criticism matters 3:50 What textual criticism actually is 4:53 Why having so many New Testament manuscripts is both helpful and difficult 6:23 The most common kinds of scribal changes: accidental vs intentional 8:04 Why early scribes made different mistakes than later professional copyists 11:48 How theology shaped the way scribes copied the text 14:21 Examples of changes tied to Jewish-Christian conflict and women in the church 17:44 How scholars decide between different readings in the manuscripts 24:00 Is having more manuscripts a blessing or a headache? 25:42 How social issues shaped scribal changes too 33:51 Erasmus, the Textus Receptus, and the first printed Greek New Testament 37:55 Why modern translations differ from the King James Version 39:29 Which New Testament autograph Bart would most want to discover 43:52 Bart’s Weekly Update: new course on Moses, Exodus, and the Pentateuch 48:10 Listener Q&A: dictation, Paul and same-sex language, and whether Bart would still have become agnostic Episode Description Bart and Megan continue their discussion on the New Testament. Bart addresses: Who changed the text of the New Testament, and why? Why are mistakes and changes in the New Testament important? What is textual criticism? Who were the first copyists of the gospels, and why does it matter? How it can be tricky to determine which version of a given passage is "more" original. What kinds of evidence do scholars look for when investigation gospel discrepancies? How did the New Testament finally get translated into vernacular (common) languages? Is the King James Bible really the gold standard? Also watch these episodes: Missing Manuscripts: Uncovering the Original Gospels' Text Missing Manuscripts: Uncovering the Origin... How Did Scribes Change the Gospel of Mark? How Did Scribes Change the Gospel of Mark? Why the Doctrine of Inerrancy Contradicts the Gospels Why the Doctrine of Inerrancy Contradicts ... *Advertising Disclaimer: We are an affiliate partner for Wondrium, so if you sign up for a paid plan with them, we will earn a commission. This in no way affects your price and you’ll be supporting our show, so we thank you. #TextualCriticism #BibleManuscripts #NewTestament #BiblicalScholarship #MisquotingJesus #HistoricalJesus #KingJamesBible #BibleStudy