Ehrman says the modern Bible was shaped by mistakes. A Jesus who was *demonstrably* mistaken about a central element of his preaching could not be a prophet of God, let alone the Savior of the world. Ehrman has written or edited thirty-three books, including six New York Times bestsellers: How Jesus Became God, Misquoting Jesus, God’s Problem, Jesus Interrupted, Forged, and The Triumph of Christianity. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why is the result of years of reading the texts in their original languages. And many people - possibly most? - believe that if Jesus really did preach this message, not only was he obviously wrong but also Christianity cannot possibly be true. Conservative Christians - laypeople and scholars alike - have insisted that this is a complete misportrayal of Jesus. Historical scholars for over a century have maintained that Jesus predicted that the end of history as we know it was to come in his own generation.
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