Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

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Pontius Pilate in a Different Light: A Little Known Apocryphal Gospel

Pontius Pilate is a relatively minor figure in the gospels of the New Testament, but one who plays a vital role as the Roman official in charge of Jesus’ sentencing. Given that he’s the face of Rome in the New Testament Gospels, he’s presented in a surprisingly positive light! The same is true for his appearances in some other early Christian writings. To try and get to the bottom of exactly why the official representative of the big, bad Roman empire is presented as such a sympathetic figure, we’re going to be taking a look at one of these non-canonical texts in a bit more detail.

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  Why Should We Think Luke and Acts Have the Same Author?

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  What Are the Synoptic Gospels?

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  Did Early Christians Believe in Reincarnation?

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  Where Was Christianity on its 100th Birthday?

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  What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?

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  How to Detect a Forgery: The Secret Gospel of Mark

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  Was A Secret Gospel of Mark Discovered?

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  When Is a Christian Not A Christian?

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  Jesus in the Writings of the First-century Jewish historian Josephus

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  Was Jesus a Copycat? The Role of John the Baptist in the Ministry of Jesu…

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  How to Weaponize the Bible.

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  Featuring Megan Lewis! And all that entails.

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  But Could Peter Write Anything?

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  Do We Believe in the Separation of Church and State?

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  "What Did the Prophet Isaiah Say About Jesus? "