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Personal life

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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Dr. Ehrman grew up in [[Lawrence, Kansas]] and attended Lawrence High School, where he was on the state champion debate team in 1973. He is married to Sarah Beckwith, Marcello Lotti Professor of English at [[Duke University]], and has two children, a daughter, Kelly, and a son, Derek. He lives in [[Durham, North Carolina]].		Dr. Ehrman grew up in [[Lawrence, Kansas]] and attended Lawrence High School, where he was on the state champion debate team in 1973. He is married to Sarah Beckwith, Marcello Lotti Professor of English at [[Duke University]], and has two children, a daughter, Kelly, and a son, Derek. He lives in [[Durham, North Carolina]].
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		+	==See also==
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		+	* [[Mark Goodacre]]
		+	* [[Craig Evans]]
		+	* [[Michael Heiser]]
		+	* [[Daniel Wallace]]
		+	* [[Ben Witherington III]]
		+	* [[Mike Licona]]
		+	* [[Peter J. Williams]]
		+	* [[Andreas Köstenberger]]
		+	* [[Michael Kruger]]

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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Bibliography

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	* The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. 1996. ISBN 0-19-510279-7.		* The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. 1996. ISBN 0-19-510279-7.
	* The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research: Essays on the Status Quaestionis. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 1995. ISBN 0-80284-824-9.		* The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research: Essays on the Status Quaestionis. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 1995. ISBN 0-80284-824-9.
-	* [[Didymus the Blind and the Text of the Gospels by Bart Ehrman]] (The New Testament in the Greek Fathers; No. 1). Society of Biblical Literature. 1987. ISBN 1-55540-084-1.	+	* [[Didymus the Blind and the Text of the Gospels by Bart Ehrman\|Didymus the Blind and the Text of the Gospels]] (The New Testament in the Greek Fathers; No. 1). Society of Biblical Literature. 1987. ISBN 1-55540-084-1.

	==References==		==References==

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Bibliography

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	* The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. 1996. ISBN 0-19-510279-7.		* The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. 1996. ISBN 0-19-510279-7.
	* The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research: Essays on the Status Quaestionis. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 1995. ISBN 0-80284-824-9.		* The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research: Essays on the Status Quaestionis. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 1995. ISBN 0-80284-824-9.
-	* Didymus the Blind and the Text of the Gospels (The New Testament in the Greek Fathers; No. 1). Society of Biblical Literature. 1987. ISBN 1-55540-084-1.	+	* [[Didymus the Blind and the Text of the Gospels by Bart Ehrman]] (The New Testament in the Greek Fathers; No. 1). Society of Biblical Literature. 1987. ISBN 1-55540-084-1.

	==References==		==References==

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External links

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.alwaysbeready.com/bart-ehrman Responses to the Bible Critic Bart Ehrman] by [[The Always Be Ready Apologetics Ministry]]		* [http://www.alwaysbeready.com/bart-ehrman Responses to the Bible Critic Bart Ehrman] by [[The Always Be Ready Apologetics Ministry]]
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	*[http://www.bartdehrman.com Official website]		*[http://www.bartdehrman.com Official website]
	*[http://www.bartehrmanbooks.com Oxford University Press] Small web page provided by publisher		*[http://www.bartehrmanbooks.com Oxford University Press] Small web page provided by publisher

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Bibliography

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	* Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why. HarperSanFrancisco. 2005. ISBN 0-06-073817-0.		* Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why. HarperSanFrancisco. 2005. ISBN 0-06-073817-0.
	* Metzger, Bruce M.; Ehrman, Bart (2005). The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0-19-516667-1.		* Metzger, Bruce M.; Ehrman, Bart (2005). The Text of the New Testament: Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0-19-516667-1.
-	* Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code: A Historian Reveals What We Really Know about Jesus,	+	* Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code: A Historian Reveals What We Really Know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine. Oxford University Press, USA. 2004. ISBN 0-19-518140-9.
-	Mary Magdalene, and Constantine. Oxford University Press, USA. 2004. ISBN 0-19-518140-9.	+
	* A Brief Introduction to the New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. 2004. ISBN 0-19-516123-8.		* A Brief Introduction to the New Testament. Oxford University Press, USA. 2004. ISBN 0-19-516123-8.
	* Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew. Oxford University Press, USA. 2003. ISBN 0-19-514183-0.		* Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew. Oxford University Press, USA. 2003. ISBN 0-19-514183-0.

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	[[Image:Bart Ehrman.JPG\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Bart Ehrman]]		[[Image:Bart Ehrman.JPG\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Bart Ehrman]]
-	'''Bart D. Ehrman''' is an [[United States\|American]] [[New Testament]] [[Scholarly method\|scholar]] and [[Textual criticism\|textual critic]] of [[early Christianity]]. He is the James A. Gray Distinguished [[Professor]] and Chair of the Department of [[Religious Studies]] at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. Being indoctrinated against the primacy of the [[Textus Receptus]] he has written about how the original New Testament texts were frequently altered by scribes for a variety of reasons, and argued that these alterations ~~affect~~ the interpretation of the texts. Because of his conclusions he has become an [[Agnostic]].	+	'''Bart D. Ehrman''' is an [[United States\|American]] [[New Testament]] [[Scholarly method\|scholar]] and [[Textual criticism\|textual critic]] of [[early Christianity]]. He is the James A. Gray Distinguished [[Professor]] and Chair of the Department of [[Religious Studies]] at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. Being indoctrinated against the primacy of the [[Textus Receptus]] he has written about how the original New Testament texts were frequently altered by scribes for a variety of reasons, and has argued that these alterations effect the interpretation of the texts. Because of his conclusions he has become an [[Agnostic]].

	Ehrman writes about the early Christians, using the term "proto-orthodox" to describe the Christian traditions that would later be defined as orthodox. He describes first- and second-century Christians as not yet having a unified, orthodox tradition.		Ehrman writes about the early Christians, using the term "proto-orthodox" to describe the Christian traditions that would later be defined as orthodox. He describes first- and second-century Christians as not yet having a unified, orthodox tradition.

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Historicity of New Testament tradition

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	#'''[[Criterion of embarrassment\|Criterion of dissimilarity]]''' - the more a witness or source makes claims counter to their vested interests, the more that testimony is likely to be true. This criterion is the most controversial of the three, and does not always properly apply to ancient sources, but is valuable nonetheless as one of the tools to evaluate historical reliability. In short, if a supposed saying or deed of Jesus seems to go against or does not support the supposed agenda of its record's author, then it is considered more likely to be historically accurate.		#'''[[Criterion of embarrassment\|Criterion of dissimilarity]]''' - the more a witness or source makes claims counter to their vested interests, the more that testimony is likely to be true. This criterion is the most controversial of the three, and does not always properly apply to ancient sources, but is valuable nonetheless as one of the tools to evaluate historical reliability. In short, if a supposed saying or deed of Jesus seems to go against or does not support the supposed agenda of its record's author, then it is considered more likely to be historically accurate.

-	#'''Criterion of contextual credibility''' - states that "the sayings, deeds, and experiences of Jesus must be plausibly situated in the historical context of first-century Palestine to be trusted as reliable."~~<sup>[]</sup>~~ Whereas the first two criteria serve to place a tradition on a spectrum of more or less historically reliable, this criterion is used exclusively to argue against the historicity of a tradition.	+	#'''Criterion of contextual credibility''' - states that "the sayings, deeds, and experiences of Jesus must be plausibly situated in the historical context of first-century Palestine to be trusted as reliable." Whereas the first two criteria serve to place a tradition on a spectrum of more or less historically reliable, this criterion is used exclusively to argue against the historicity of a tradition.

	===What changes were made, by whom, and why?===		===What changes were made, by whom, and why?===

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External links

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	==External links==		==External links==
-	* [http://www.alwaysbeready.com/bart-ehrman Responses to the Bible Critic Bart Ehrman] by [[~~alwaysbeready.com~~]]	+	* [http://www.alwaysbeready.com/bart-ehrman Responses to the Bible Critic Bart Ehrman] by [[The Always Be Ready Apologetics Ministry]]

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External links

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	==External links==		==External links==
		+	* [http://www.alwaysbeready.com/bart-ehrman Responses to the Bible Critic Bart Ehrman] by [[alwaysbeready.com]]
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	*[http://www.bartdehrman.com Official website]		*[http://www.bartdehrman.com Official website]
	*[http://www.bartehrmanbooks.com Oxford University Press] Small web page provided by publisher		*[http://www.bartehrmanbooks.com Oxford University Press] Small web page provided by publisher